Bear's Paw Biscuits
These delightful bear paw cookies are a fun and whimsical treat that will bring a smile to anyone's face. With a rich buttery dough flavored with cocoa, cinnamon, and cloves, and adorned with a decadent chocolate coating and almond "claws," these cookies are as cute as they are delicious. They are perfect for a special occasion or as a sweet homemade gift for friends and family.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- For the dough
- 270g unsalted butter, softened
- 500g caster sugar
- 375g plain flour
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 60g cocoa powder
- 150g ground almonds or hazelnuts
- For decoration
- 225g good-quality chocolate
- 50g almonds, blanched and sliced
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 180C / 160C fan oven / gas mark 4.
- Thoroughly grease 3 bear paw moulds or madeleine pans with butter.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa powder, and nuts. Add to butter-sugar mixture, mixing thoroughly.
- Press dough into prepared pans and bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the edges are turning slightly brown.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Melt chocolate on a bain-marie (bowl sitting on a pan of boiling water). Hold each cookie by the "heel" and dip the top front end of the "paw" into chocolate, and then place on waxed or parchment paper.
- Insert four almond "claws" into paw while the chocolate is still wet and let the chocolate hardened completely.
- Store covered in an airtight container.
Yield
Makes 30 biscuits
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