Chocolate Biscuits with Cocoa Nibs

Name: Chocolate Biscuits with Cocoa Nibs
Yield: Makes about 25 biscuits
Ingredients: 125 g (4½ oz/1⅔ cups) ground almonds; 50 g (1¾ oz) cocoa nibs Granulated (white) sugar, to sprinkle; 50 g (1¾ oz) cocoa nibs Granulated (white) sugar, to sprinkle; 125 g (4½ oz/1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and softened; 125 g (4½ oz/generous ½ cup) caster (superfine) sugar; ¼ vanilla pod (bean), split lengthways; ¼ vanilla pod (bean), split lengthways; 20 ml (1½ tbsp) whipping (pouring) cream; 125 g (4½ oz/generous ¾ cup) plain (all-purpose) flour; 5 g (1 tsp) baking powder

Preparation info

Makes about
25
biscuits

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Couture Chocolate

By William Curley

Published 2011

About

The cocoa nibs in this recipe act as the chocolate. They add a pleasant crunch as well as an element of acidic fruitiness.

Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz/1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into cubes and softened
125

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and cream together until light and fluffy. Scrape in the seeds from the split vanilla pod (bean) along with the cream and mix well. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl, then mix in the ground almonds and cocoa nibs. Fold into the creamed butter mixture, place in a floured baking tray (sheet), wrap in cling film (plastic wrap) a