Made these the other day from Leiths Baking Bible, pretty lush!

Chocolate Melting Moments

115g/4oz Butter (softened)

85g/3oz Caster Sugar

140g/5oz Self-Raising Flour

1tsp Vanilla Extract

2tbsp Cocoa Powder

7-10tbsp Porridge Oats

Makes 18-20

1. Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment.

2. Cream the butter and sugar together using an electric beater until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract.

3. Sift the flour and cocoa together and work into the butter mixture. Bring it together to form a dough.

4. Take teaspoonfuls of the mixture and roll into balls, then roll lightly with wet hands and roll in the oats.

5. Place on the baking sheets 5cm/2in apart and press down to flatten slightly. Bake for 12-15mins. Remove from the baking sheets and place on a wire rack to cool completely.

Been making these quite a bit recently. Ridiculously quick and easy to make, yet taste as good as any you could buy.

Ingredients

125g Butter (softened)
100g Plain Flour
50g Icing Sugar (sifted)
50g Cornflour
25g Cocoa Powder
Chocolate Spread

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (I don’t have to do this cos Agas rock!).

Beat the butter until it’s really, really soft. Keep going until it’s a shade lighter than you started with. Add all the dry ingredients and mix until it’s a firm dough. If the bowl is clean, that’s generally when you’ve got it to the right consistency.

Grab pieces of the mixture and roll into small balls. Just slightly larger than a Malteser™ is about right. Place these on a baking tray covered in greaseproof paper or baking parchment. Once you’ve rolled all the mixture into balls and put it on the tray, dip a fork into cold water and flatten the balls. This makes them look a bit more biscuity and gives them a nice texture.

Cook them for about 10-12 minutes. Let them rest on the tray for about 5 minutes then leave on a wire rack to cool completely. Once they are cool, sandwich them together using chocolate spread.

I would post up a picture of them, but they seem to get eaten before I have the chance!