Double Choc Chip Chili Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 250 g butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 400 g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 fresh red thai chile, chopped finely

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180c, line oven trays with baking paper.
• 2 make candied chillies (see below).
• 3 beat butter, vanilla, sugars and egg in bowl until light and fluffy.
• 4 stir in sifted flour, cocoa, and soda.
• 5 stir in chili and chocolate.
• 6 roll level tablespoons of dough into balls, place about 5cm apart on oven trays.
• 7 bake 12 minutes each batch, leave to cool on trays.
• 8 candied chillies.
• 9 stir sugar and water in small saucepan over heat until sugar dissolves.
• 10 add chili, boil for 2 minutes, cool and strain, discard syrup.