Valentines cookie dough – Jane’s Patisserie

It’s the day of affection, and this Valentine’s cookie dough it’s gooey, chocolatey and excellent for 2 

Valentines baking

I really like baking for any theme, everyone knows this – however I by no means do sufficient for Valentine’s Day. I’m a agency believer that do-it-yourself presents are one of the best presents, particularly when meals is concerned, and something you may bake for the event is wonderful. 

I’ve made a chocolate cake for 2, microwave brownies for 2, and even some particular person cookie dough desserts and they’re all superb and I need you to be impressed to bake with something you could find on my weblog. While these bakes may be designed extra for valentines, it may be for Galentine’s, when you’ve got a good friend coming over, and even one thing tasty to your children to share. 

Cookie Dough

When you’re making a cookie dough of mine, typically the patterns all keep the identical as I really like the cookie dough, however the portions and bake instances differ relying on particularly which sort of cookie you have got within the oven. 

• Butter – I exploit block unsalted butter at room temperature, or I exploit a baking unfold out of the fridge. You too can use a salted butter, and pass over the salt afterward
• Sugar – I used darkish brown gentle sugar as a result of it’s what I had within the cabinet and I really like the deep molasses flavour, however gentle brown gentle and granulated sugar works nicely, additionally
• Egg – as a result of you make a smaller quantity of cookie dough, you ideally need a small/medium sized egg. For those who solely have a big, the cookie dough may simply be a bit wetter 
• Vanilla – an non-compulsory, however great addition to each bake
• Flour – I am keen on utilizing plain flour in cookies, ideally you need plain flour as you don’t need to use any elevating agent reminiscent of baking powder within the flour in any other case it might need a cake texture 
• Cocoa – I exploit a robust 100% cocoa powder as a result of I need to have a extremely highly effective chocolate flavour 
• Elevating agent – for a cookie, you need a small quantity of bicarbonate for texture 

Flavours & candies 

I really like vanilla in each bake as I’ve talked about, however you may simply swap it as much as totally different flavours – particularly if there’s something particular that the one you love prefers. I exploit 1/2 tsp vanilla extract in a bake, however you should use orange extract, almond extract, espresso – and so on. All use the identical ratios, however you may add as little or as a lot as you want. 

You too can add flavours to a bake like this, however in spice type. A contact of 0.5-1tsp of floor ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and so on is all a beautiful addition to a cookie dough. Or, you should use chopped nuts – I really like utilizing pistachios, hazelnuts and pecans in a cookie bake – I simply chop them up barely and fold them by way of the cookie dough. 

I, clearly, wished so as to add chocolate to the cookie dough to make a little bit of a molten centre, and I made a decision because it’s solely a smaller quantity, to make use of chunks of a chocolate bar damaged up into items. For this, you should use any chocolate bar you need – whether or not it’s branded, grocery store personal, and so on. You too can use chocolate chips or callets. 

Baking 

I used a baking dish that was 15cm huge, so something round that dimension would work nicely. A small baking dish, or pie dish is nice for this, as ideally you may serve the cookie dough instantly in what you have got baked it in. (My dish was from Habitat a very long time in the past)

I wish to serve mine with a scoop of ice cream, and a drizzle of chocolate sauce – however chocolate ice cream, caramel ice cream, any ice cream can be GREAT. I personally love the distinction of a heat pudding with a chilly ice cream. You too can drizzle with caramel, or depart it as it’s. 

• 60 g unsalted butter/baking unfold
• 100 g darkish/gentle brown gentle sugar
• 1 medium egg
• 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
• 100 g plain flour
• 25 g cocoa powder
• 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100-150 g chopped chocolate

• Preheat the oven to 180ºc/160ºc fan and seize a small baking dish – mine was a 15cm spherical dish

• Beat the butter and sugar collectively till mixed

• Add the egg and vanilla and blend collectively

• Add the plain flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate and blend in

• Add the chocolate you want – I used a mixture of milk and darkish chocolate chopped up, and blend by way of

• Press into the dish you’re utilizing

• Bake for 15-20 minutes (I did 18 minutes)

• Cool for 10-Quarter-hour, and thens serve heat with ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce

• This dessert is greatest served contemporary and heat
• This dessert will final for 3-4 days as soon as baked
• You possibly can freeze the cookie dough for 3 months 
• My baking dish was a 15cm spherical baking dish (from Habitat, ages in the past)
• I used a mixture of milk/darkish chocolate, however you should use any