Description

Delight in these festive Chocolate Christmas Biscuits, rich in cocoa and perfectly sweetened with icing sugar. These tender, melt-in-your-mouth cookies are shaped into charming holiday designs and adorned with colorful icing, chocolate, and sprinkles, making them a fun and delicious treat to share during the Christmas season.

Ingredients

Scale

Dry Ingredients

270g plain flour
50g cocoa powder
120g icing sugar
Pinch of salt

Wet Ingredients

150g butter
2 eggs

Decorations

Melted chocolate or piping icing
Sugar pearls
Sprinkles

Instructions

Prepare the Dough: In a mixing bowl, combine the plain flour, cocoa powder, icing sugar, and a pinch of salt. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add the eggs and mix well, then knead quickly by hand until you achieve a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in foil, flatten it into a disc, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to firm up.
Preheat and Roll Out: Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan 160°C) or gas mark 4. Line baking sheets with baking parchment. Lightly flour a clean work surface and roll out the chilled dough to about 3mm thickness.
Cut Out Biscuit Shapes: Use cookie cutters to cut desired festive shapes from the rolled dough. Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheets, grouping similarly sized biscuits together to ensure even baking.
Bake the Biscuits: Bake the biscuits for 7 to 10 minutes depending on their size, until firm but still slightly soft in the center. Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
Reuse and Chill Dough Off-Cuts: Gather the leftover dough scraps, knead them gently together, and chill again for 15 minutes. Repeat the rolling, cutting, and baking process for the remaining biscuits.
Decorate the Biscuits: Once the biscuits are completely cooled, decorate them using melted chocolate or piping icing. Add sugar pearls and sprinkles to enhance the festive look and flavor.

Notes

Chilling the dough is essential to prevent the biscuits from spreading too much during baking and helps achieve crisp edges.
For even baking, group biscuits of similar sizes together on the baking sheets.
These biscuits store well in an airtight container for up to a week, making them great for holiday gifting.
Use good quality cocoa powder for a rich chocolate flavor.
If desired, substitute icing sugar with powdered sugar for decoration.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 7 to 10 minutes per batch
Category: Dessert, Snack
Method: Baking
Cuisine: British

Keywords: Chocolate biscuits, Christmas cookies, festive biscuits, cocoa cookies, holiday baking, decorated biscuits