Sorry - another Nigella questions - recipe for Christmas chocolate cookies?

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Thought they looked fab last night and something I could make with DS1 tomorrow. However I need a bit more guidance than "mix some butter, icing sugar etc" How much is some?

thank you.

Are the recipes not on the bbc website?

250g soft butter
150g caster sugar
40g cocoa
300g plain flour
1.2tsp bicarb of soda
1tsp baking powder

clearly everyone loves nigella just answerwed 3 posts as have book by my side at mo!

Not on the website elliott.

thank you Holidaysqueen -

(I though bicarb of soda and baking powder were the same thing??)

thing baking powder contains bicarb and s
something else. have to say, i'm not sure why you would use both - bet you could use just bicarb or just baking powder if you wanted and result would be more or less the same.

Thanks for sharing the message I've got a batch in the oven now!!!

The extra bicarb helps brings out the flavour of the chocolate (same reason for using it in ginger cake / parkin). Yes it's in baking powder but it's not really a raising agent on its own so you need both.

Thanks for posting the quantities I am also hopeless at guessing. Could you possibly also share the quantities for the gooey chocolate topping.

Thanks

Was just going to post for this recipe, I really fancy trying them, but my biscuits always come out looking like a toddler made them at nursery.

How did they turn out, happylittlecamper?

Hi, I'm also interested in the gooey topping bit........ and hearing how they turned out..........and what to do in what order

I did watch last night but I was more watching zombie-like with drool than concentrating on what I needed to!!!

bohemian, mine too, toddler cookies everytime, don't know what I do wrong!!

Right - reporting back while they cool...
First make sure your butter is v.v. soft as otherwise takes bleeding ages if you don't have a food processer.
Quantities made about 34 cookies.
The ones at the top of the oven looked all nice and "cookie-y", the rest look like meat patties.
Taste nice but v rich.

Off to mnake the goo for on top.....

oh, and my mixture didn't look as wet as Nigella's but that may be because of the butter.....

Got these ready to go but are there any eggs in them? Is anyone around to answer please?

Tis okay (obviously by now!) ... found video clip on you tube and no eggs. They're lovely - really buttery.