Annie Stuart’s Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Ingredients
- 115g unsalted butter
- 150g granulated sugar
- 4tsp pumpkin spice syrup
- 1 medium egg
- 250g plain flour, sifted
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1/4tsp baking powder
- Granulated sugar for coating
- 50g white chocolate
- 50g milk chocolate
- Dr Oetker Orange Colouring Gel
- Sprinkles
Instructions
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C /160°Fan/ 356°F/Gas Mark 4.
- Line two baking trays with baking paper.
- In a bowl, mix the butter, sugar and pumpkin spice together until smooth.Add the egg and continue mixing.
- Sift in the flour, salt and baking powder into the bowl.
- Put the granulated sugar into a small separate bowl.
- Using a spoon or an ice cream scoop, scoop out balls of dough.Roll in your hands to make a ball, then roll in the sugar to coat the outside of the dough.
- Place the dough balls onto the baking trays and flatten with the back of a spoon to your desired thickness.
- Bake the cookies for 10-15 minutes and then take them out of the oven and let them cool on the trays for 10 minutes before placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
- When the biscuits are cool, melt the white and milk chocolate in the microwave, stirring it every 10 seconds.
- Put a few drops of orange food colouring into the white chocolate.
- Put a small amount of both chocolates onto the biscuits and using a cocktail stick lightly mix the chocolate to create a marbled effect.
- Decorate with sprinkles and let the chocolate set.