Chunky Chocolate Drops

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 175 g chocolate
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup light muscovado sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup plain flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• vanilla essence
• 1 cup hazelnuts, slightly crushed
• 2 cups milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup chocolate chunks

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 160c gas 3. you need 2 baking trays, measure and cut to size 2 greaseproof paper sheets, then greas them.
• 2 melt the chocolate and butter over a low heat (do not use the microwave for this), remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
• 3 mix the egg and sugar together until creamy. gradually add the chocolate mixture. add the dry ingredients and vanilla essence. finally add the nuts and choc chips.
• 4 drop heaped tablespoons of the mixture on the sheets approx 4-6 on each tray and flatten spaced well apart. bake for 8-10mins. remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly on the tray before transfering to a wire rack. if they're not cooled on the tray first they will break.