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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal294
  • fat20g
  • saturates8g
  • carbs27g
  • sugars17g
  • fibre2g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.44g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Melt 85g chocolate in the microwave on High for 1 min or over a pan of simmering water.

  • step 2

    Beat in the butter, sugars, vanilla and egg until smooth, then stir in three-quarters of both the nuts and remaining chocolate, then the flour and bicarbonate of soda.

  • step 3

    Heap 12 spoonfuls, spaced apart, on 2 baking sheets (don’t spread the mixture), then poke in the reserved nuts and chocolate. Bake for 12 mins until firm, then leave to cool on the sheets. Can be stored in a tin for up to 3 days.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2008

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A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.72 ratings

dagnija2520

Recipe doesn't make sense. First: melt 85g chocolate. Then add 3/4 of 'remaining chocolate'. Then top with 'reserved chocolate'. No mention again of the melted chocolate.

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Step 2: Beat ‘IN’ the butters etc…

as in, into the melted chocolate

flauffy

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

A straightforward and relatively quick little bake! I made these cookies with my little nephew who was especially good at mixing and chocolate sampling. I doubled the recipe by half and made 20 decent sized cookies. Added extra flour but kept everything else as stated. A tasty, chewy cookie for…

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Paula Pritchard

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

After reading the reviews I added 50grms extra flour and the refrigerated for one hour beforehand. I also added chopped soft carmels instead of pecans as they were for my young niece and I didn’t want to take any chances with nut allergies . Make sure that your really do leave enough space between…

kxleats

After reading all the reviews I have tweaked the recipes a little bit and they came out great! I added 50g more plain flour to the mix and used a little bit less than 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda (but more than 0.5 tsp). I also placed mixture in the fridge for an hour before baking. These steps seem…

food007

A star rating of 1 out of 5.

Shocking, maybe I should have read the reviews first , but I kind of think you shouldn't have too! I do normally read reviews to tweak a recipe but this one needs looking at, the mix spreads so much its not a biscuit. the format recipe on this site that is truly terrible(if you dont change it by…

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