This is a great all-round chocolate biscuit you can cut into any shape you like. Decorate as desired!.
Ingredients
250g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3 cups flour
1/2 cup CADBURY BOURNVILLE Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
Pinch salt
4 cups soft icing sugar mixture
A little water
Pink food colouring
36 pink PASCALL Marshmallows, for decorating
72 CADBURY Milk Baking Chips, for decorating
100g CADBURY Milk Chocolate Melts, melted, for decorating
Method
CREAM the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and then stir in vanilla. Beat in the egg then stir in sifted flour, cocoa, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
Turn onto a floured surface and gently knead together
WORKING with half of the dough at a time, roll out on a floured surface until 1/2 cm thick. Cut shapes with an 8 cm round biscuit cutter and place on greased baking trays.
Gather together remaining dough, gently reroll and cut more shapes
BAKE in a moderate oven 180°C for 10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before lifting off onto rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container until required
COMBINE the icing mixture, a little water and pink food colouring to make a spreadable consistency. Spread or pipe each biscuit with the pink icing then top each with a marshmallow for the nose.
Add Chocolate Baking Chips eyes and pipe a chocolate mouth on each. Allow to set at room temperature. Store in an airtight container until required
