Homemade biscuits with pieces of chocolate and walnuts

Do you want to find a fun way to impress your friends this holiday season? You'll love these homemade chocolate and walnut cookies. They make a great addition to cookie trays, or you can pack them up and give them as gifts!

I have been making these chocolate biscuits for years. They are my favorite dessert — and a huge hit at home.

This recipe was highly requested and I can wait to share it with you.

Here is what you will need to make them.

Ingredients

Recipe for 24 biscuits

125 g soft butter at room temperature

50 g sugar

50 g brown unrefined sugar / Muscovado /

1 large egg, at room temperature

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1-2 vanilla powder

150 g of flour

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

50 g walnuts or pecans

100 g of dark chocolate / with 70% cocoa content / or chocolate chips / these are miniature pieces of chocolate /

Instructions

1 / In a large bowl, beat the softened butter with a mixer until creamy. Add both types of sugar and beat for 2-3 minutes until the mixture becomes fluffy.

2 / In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg and vanilla with a fork and gradually pour in the butter mixture, beating constantly with the mixer.

3 / Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder directly into the bowl with the egg-oil mixture and mix everything well with a wooden spoon.

4 / Nuts and chocolate are cut into small pieces. If chocolate chips are used, they do not need to be cut. Add to the mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until completely mixed

5 / Shallow tray covered with baking paper. Scrape one overflowing teaspoon of the mixture and place it on the baking paper at a distance from each other so that the biscuits

do not merge during baking. I distributed 5 teaspoons of the mixture on a tray. Several trays can be baked at the same time if the oven is large enough.

6 / The biscuits are baked at 190 C / 170 C fan / for 8-10 minutes or until they become slightly golden in color. In the middle of baking, the pan can be rotated to bake the biscuits evenly.

7 / After removing, leave to cool in the pan for 2-3 minutes and carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, they can be sprinkled with powdered sugar. Store in a box for up to 4 days.

If you make them, don't forget to take some photos and tag me, so I can see your creations. Use @simona.seres on TikTok, or @sam.creative.corner on Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.

Bon Appétit