Long time ago I bought “Leith’s Cooking Bible”, had a look through it, put it on the shelf and let it sit there, gathering dust. £15 well spent. Last night, when having a cup of tea I longed for something sweet, but there were no biscuits at home, so right before bed I picked the bible off the shelf and found a few nice recipes in terms of cookies,  worth attention and a try.

A certain chocolate fan, that I share my life with, insisted that the cookies must be chocolate ones. I like baking with chocolate, so I obliged.

For the dough I used 115 g of butter that I melted with 100 g of plain chocolate and 1 tsp of instant coffee granules.  When slightly cooled, I added to a bowl, in which I had 140 g of caster sugar, 140 g of light brown sugar, 250 g of plain flour, 1/2 tsp of baking powder, 30 g of cocoa, 2 beaten eggs and a small bag of chocolate chips( Dr.Oetker’s on this occasion). The dough was quite thick, but I used a tea spoon to form little balls, flattened them and placed on a greased baking sheet. They baked for 10 minutes in 180 degrees. When out of the oven they seemed a bit under done, but I followed the recipe and it worked. They’re rich, moorish and lovely.

The dinner I made this evening was a bit of a waste, cause we got stuffed on cookies like silly kids and there was no space for proper food. I should also mention that I’m trying to lose the baby fat around my stomach. Clearly not trying TODAY. 🙂