RECIPE
Chocolate Moonphase Cookies
A playful recipe blending fun and sweetness!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cooling Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Decoration Time: 20 minutes
- Ingredients: 11 items
- Makes: 24 servings
Ingredients
For the biscuit
- 3 3/4 cups (450g) flour
- 1 cup (100g) hazelnut powder
- 1 1/4 cups (140g) powdered sugar
- 1 1/4 cups (260g) butter
- 2 eggs
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup M&M'S “Crispy"
For decoration
- 3x Galaxy chocolate 80g
- 1 3/4 cups (200g) powdered sugar
- 1 egg white
- A few drops of lemon juice
- Vegetable charcoal
How To Prepare
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1 In a large bowl, sift flour and powdered sugar. Add hazelnut powder and a pinch of salt, then mix well.
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2 Rub in the butter until sandy, then add eggs and mix into a smooth dough. Stir in crushed M&M's.
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3 Shape into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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4 Preheat your oven to 160°C.
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5 Place the biscuits on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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6 Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until they are lightly golden. Let cool completely before decorating.
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7 Melt Galaxy chocolate in a double boiler or microwave, then pour it into a piping bag with a small tip.
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8 Prepare the royal icing by mixing egg white with powdered sugar, adding a few drops of lemon juice until you get a smooth consistency.
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9 Keep half of the icing white for the light side of the moon.
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10 Mix a small amount of charcoal powder into the other half to create a light gray color.
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11 Pipe chocolate semi-circles or crescents onto the biscuits to represent the dark side, and let them set.
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12 Pipe white royal icing onto the other half of the biscuits to represent the illuminated side.
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13 Pipe small drops or zigzags of gray icing onto the white part to replicate the moon's texture.
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14 Let the decorations dry completely before serving or storing your biscuits.
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15 Let the decorations dry completely before serving or storing your biscuits.