1 1/2 c All-purpose; (plain) flour
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 c Confectioners’; (icing)
-sugar
1 c Unsalted butter
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Ground pecans
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F/175 degrees C/gas mark 4. Grease a
baking sheet well.
Place the flour, cocoa, and confectioners’ sugar in a food processor.
Turn the machine on and slowly add the butter, 2 tablespoons/30 g/1
ounce at a time. Add the vanilla and process until the dough forms a
ball on top of the blades.
In the palms of your hands, roll the dough into circles about 1/2
inch/1 cm thick. Place on the prepared baking sheet and press each
circle of dough down with the bottom of a glass until it is about 1/4
inch/0.5 cm thick. Sprinkle the dough with the granulated sugar and
pecans and press again to flatten. Bake the cookies until brown,
about 10 minutes. Cool them on the baking sheet before serving.
Makes eighteen cookies.
Yields
1 servings