Favorite Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Favorite Chocolate Cookie Recipe

Cookies were originally test "little cakes" that the Dutch used to test oven temperatures. These cookies were called "koekje" in Dutch, with its history said to have actually come from Persia as far back as the 7th Century.

Today, cookies, or biscuits (as termed in England and Australia), have evolved and developed throughout the world.

Since the introduction of chocolates in desserts, there has been numerous of recipe testing and inventing worldwide.

Part 1 - Simple Chocolate Cookie Recipe from Italy and Vienna...

Many great biscuit or cookie recipes originate in Italy and Vienna and has influenced the French and European chefs in last few hundreds of years. Here are two simple and all-time classic recipes...

WORLD CHOCOLATE COOKIE RECIPE - Italy 

"Chocolate Biscotti"

Biscotti is the term for cookie in Italy.

Makes: about 40 biscotti

1 1/2 cups plain flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup whole almonds

3 eggs, lightly beaten

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

1. Toast whole almonds and chop coarsely.

2. Preheat oven to 180ºC.

3. Combine dry ingredients and mix well.

4. Whisk eggs and vanilla together and add to the dry ingredients mix. Use your hands to knead together until dough forms.

5. Divide the dough into three even-sized pieces. Roll each dough onto a lightly floured surface into a long log. Place on greased baking tray. 

6. Bake for 30 minutes, or until firm.

7. Remove from oven. Reduce heat to 160ºC. Once the logs are cooled down (leave on tray), bake for 15 minutes.

8. Remove logs to a chopping board and cut with a sharp teethed-knife about 1/2 inch, or about 1 cm, slices.

9. Place the biscotti slices back onto tray and bake for further 20 minutes until crisp.

10. Remove from oven and cool before serving.

Store in air-tight container for up to one month. Article sponsored by Chocolate cookies