Chocolate Shortbread Biscuits

• 255g plain flour


• 225g butter


• 15g cocoa powder


• 85g icing sugar


• 25g cocoa powder


• 100g Milk Chocolate for Anything


• 100g White Chocolate for Anything

1. Preheat oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3.


2. In a large bowl, cream the butter using an electric whisk, gradually add the sugar as you do so beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.


3. Gradually sieve the flour and cocoa powder into the mixture and blend to produce a soft biscuit dough.


4. Lightly dust your kitchen work surface and rolling pin with flour.


5. Turn the dough out and roll it to a thickness of about 1cm, then use a heart-shaped cutter to cut out biscuits. You should be able to make 12, though you may need to roll the dough between cuts.


6. Place biscuits onto a well greased baking tray.


7. Bake for 40 minutes.


8. Allow to cool fully before removing from the tray.


9. In the microwave, melt the milk and white chocolate one at a time in separate bowls – heat in 30 second blasts, stirring between each one to ensure chocolate does not burn.


10. When chocolate is melted spoon into a piping bags and pipe stripes of each chocolate onto biscuit. Drag a fork across the surface of the biscuit to create a marble effect.


11. Leave to cool, try one for yourself, then serve to loved ones.

Impress the socks off your loved ones with these extremely nibbly shortbread biscuits.