Soft Chocolate Cookies

Preparation Time: 40 minutes
Cooking Time: 20-25 min.
MW function(C-O: Medium, C-HI: Maximum, C-Lo: Minimum)
CONVECTION(180°C)

Ingredients:

• 400 gr. Plain flour
• 200 gr. butter
• 150 gr. granulated sugar
• 200 gr. Mernier chocolate
• 125 gr. roasted hazelnuts
• 100 gr. whole milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla flavour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 10 candied cherries
•  nutmeg
• salt

Preparation:

1. Chop the butter in a bowl and put it in the oven at maximum heat for 1 minute (or until melted), repeat operation with chocolate in another bowl.

2. Put a lightly greased baking foil on two large dishes suitable for the oven. Chop hazelnuts very finely.

3. Add all sugar to the butter and beat well with an electric beater if possible. Add one by one: eggs, cold milk, vanilla, chopped hazelnuts, a pinch of nutmeg. Sift flour and baking powder in the mixture.

4. Make 10 small balls of dough on one greased sheet, slightly apart in circle. You can use a spoon or a pastry bag with a round cut-out. Put dish in the oven at 180°C heat for 20-25 minutes.

5. On the other greased sheet put more cookies that will be baked as soon as the first ones get out of the oven, continue until out of dough. Let cookies cool on a wire rack. Using a broad knife, or a flat brush, spread their top with melted chocolate, garnish with half candied cherry.