Chocolate Sour Cherry Biscuits

Name: Chocolate Sour Cherry Biscuits
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 235 g (8½ oz) dark chocolate (55% cocoa), chopped; 240 g (8¾ oz) soft brown sugar; 85 g (3 oz) dried sour cherries; 2 eggs; ½ teaspoon salt; 150 g (5½ oz/1 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 1½ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 40 g (1½ oz/⅓ cup) unsweetened cocoa powder; 100 g (3½ oz) unsalted butter

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bourke Street Bakery

By Paul Allam and David McGuinness

Published 2009

About

This is a super-rich chocolate biscuit that, when baked to perfection, is crisp on the outside and fudge-like in the centre. The slight acidity of the occasional dried sour cherry cuts through the richness. The cherries can be replaced with other dried fruit or a mix of fruit and nuts if you prefer.

Ingredients

235 g (8½ oz) dark chocolate (55% cocoa), chopped
150 g (

Snack
Dessert
Cookies
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 165°C (320°F/Gas 3).

Put the chocolate in a large stainless steel bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl does not touch the water. Allow the water in the saucepan to boil for 2 minutes, then turn of