I think I am in the minority when I say it should be a case of ‘never the twain shall meet’ with chocolate and peppermint. Followers of my blog will know that I don’t have a sweet tooth but that’s not the reason for my somewhat controversial belief.
I feel the beauty that is chocolate, especially a good quality dark chocolate, should not mix with a flavour mostly commonly associated with toothpaste. It is the food version of pairing a Chanel bag with onesie. Or a making a movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Adam Sandler.
Whenever I speak of my aversion to mint and chocolate I am met with incredulous looks and comments that range from the shocked to the confused.
My fellow mint/choc despisers – let us unite.
Anyway, I overcame my aversion to make these cookies because as I said, I am in the minority when it comes to this food pairing.
The biscuits are lovely by themselves and could be sandwiched with anything – chocolate ganache, whipping cream, cream cheese icing. Not a fan of icing? Eat them au natureal.
The cookie / biscuit recipe is from Donna Hay’s Modern Classics Book 2 aka my bible, and to be honest I cannot recall where the peppermint icing recipe came from. Donna filled her bickies with chocolate ganache.
You will need a food processor for this recipe and will need to allow time for the dough to rest – at least half an hour.
GATHER:
65g cold butter, diced
¼ cup icing sugar
½ cup plain flour
2 ½ teaspoons cornflour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 egg yolk
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 180C and line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
Place all the ingredients in bowl of food processor and mix until a soft dough forms.
Wrap in plastic wrap and place in fridge for 30-60 minutes.
Roll teaspoons of dough into balls, place on tray and use a fork to gently flatten.
Bake for 5-7 minutes then place on cooling racks.
When cold sandwich together with peppermint filling – recipe below.
Peppermint filling
1 cup sifted icing sugar
1 tablespoon water
½ teaspoon peppermint essence
Place all items in a bowl and stir until combined. Use to ‘glue’ two biscuits together then set aside until set.
