Monday, June 24, 2013

Vanilla Cookies Dipped In Chocolate - Little Hearts


I find cookies are the easiest bakes that one can opt for. I think if someone is trying their hands of baking , one thing that every beginner can cook without any fuss are cookies. There are so many flavours in cookies, but the basic method remains the same.

Earlier I have made cardamom almond and oats cookies and both of them involves same technique only the flavour is different. Recently I visited my friend Charu and I made for her vanilla cookies dipped in chocolate.

Now, what I like about these cookies is use of simple ingredients whipped together to shape. I used heart shaped cookie cutter and then dipped them in liquid chocolate. Vanilla and chocolate is such winner combination and no one can ever go wrong with its taste. The sweet aroma of vanilla and bitterness of dark chocolate compliments each other very well. Enjoy these crunchy cookies with milk or coffee (like me). Here is the recipe.


Makes: 30

Ingredients:
For Cookies
1 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups self rising flour
For Chocolate Layer
200 grams of dark chocolate
1 tablespoon butter
Some sprinkles (optional)

Method:
For cookies:
Preheat oven to 180C
Mix butter and sugar well till sugar melts and mixture becomes creamy.
Add egg and beat well. About 2 minutes
Slowly mix in flour.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes. If using a cookie cutter then keep the dough in the fridge for 1 hour and with the help of rolling pin, roll out the dough and cut in the shape desired.
Cool on wire rack completely.

For Chocolate Layer:
In a double boiler melt the chocolate and butter together completely till it becomes creamy.
Now take one cookie at a time and dip in the liquid chocolate and cover with sprinkles. Let it cool. (I covered some cookies half and some completely)


Notes:
If making eggless use 4 tablespoons of cold milk instead of eggs.
Grated coconut can also be added to increase the flavour.
If you can’t find dark chocolate then white chocolate also looks and taste good.
Instead of sprinkles; chocolate chips, ground nuts can also be used.

Taste:
Gooey and chocolaty.

How was your weekend? 

26 comments:

  1. yumm yumm... Sorry for not visiting ur space for past few days, But hereafter i won't miss here...

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  2. So cute little hearts ....
    Thanks Shweta for linking them to my event :)
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  3. yummy and nice clicks:)nice one shweta:)

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  4. lovely hearts , don't like to break it. LOL.

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  5. Very yummy Shwetha, looks very cute and delcious...

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  6. too good.. cant eat them coz they r so bful..

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  7. wow.. loved the,.. Perfect looking goodies :) And vanilla-chocolate is a winner combo.. No one can say no to it !!

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  8. These cookies look so pretty. Yes, if someones's scared of baking cookies are the way to go..

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  9. I love cut-out cookies myself and I often like to coat them in dark chocolate too. It's such a delicious combination and so simple to do...

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  10. Looking cute..very well done

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  11. very nice and presentable :) looks great

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  12. Sounds good and yummy.. Great clicks Shweta :-)

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  13. looks so yum, dipping in chocolate made cookies more palatable...

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  14. Omg, those cuties looks absolutely incredible.

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  15. Delicious chocolate cookies love it simple cookies become more delectable with chocolate.

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  16. Very pretty cookies and love the chocolate.

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  17. looks very cute....loved the half and half effect. Feel free to pop in to my space too when you get the time. Just jotted some tips on"sane motherhood" on my "pick quicks" blog. Lets staty connected beyond the kitchen as well...Hope you will be a follower there as well.have a great day !

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  18. Beautiful cookies shwetha..I totally agrees with u about the combination..its soo yummmmm....

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  19. I love anything with chocolates and these cookies are perfect :)

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  20. truely glorious meal to have one of these after a good luncheon

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  21. great tasting cookies,will try them soon and sprinkle grated copra on top,yum
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  22. Too good! Vanilla cookies dipped in chocolate is going to give me a great felling! Yumm :)
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