Being more than a little fond of punk rock and hardcore, I figured I'd combine my two main interests. So here they are, my biscuits for misfits...
Ingredients
For the cookies
8oz/225g butter/margarine
5oz/140g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
10oz/280g plain flour
For decoration
5oz/150g white chocolate
3oz/100g dark chocolate
Method
Beat butter and sugar together.
Add beaten egg yolk and vanilla extract.
Sift flour into mixture until dough is formed.
Roll into a ball and put in the fridge for about 20 minutes, as this makes it easier to roll out.
While your dough is chilling pre-heat your oven to Gas Mark 5/190C and grease your baking trays.
Lightly dust the worktop, rolling pin and cookie cutters with flour to prevent sticking.
Divide the dough into two and roll out to just over 1/2 cm.
Cut out your cookies and lay on the baking tray.
Repeat with your second ball of dough.
Bake for around 10 - 15 minutes or if your oven is as shit as mine then about 30 minutes.
The fun bit
Once your cookies have cooled, melt your white chocolate in a jug/bowl over a saucepan of water.
Spoon melted chocolate onto the biscuits, use the back of the spoon to smooth out and leave to set.
Once the white chocolate is set, melt the dark chocolate and spoon into a piping bag. I use disposable ones so I can cut the nozzle to whatever size I need it. That's actually a lie, I use disposable bags so that once I've finished I can cut them open and nom the rest of the melted chocolate.
Then get icing!
Tip! Before trying to ice any logo or picture always draw it out first. If you can't draw it, you won't be able to ice it, so it's good to have a practice run and know what you're doing before you start.
I went for some well-know punk and hardcore logos, plus some Metallica and record biscuits too...
Me and my friend punk
Every good baking session needs a good soundtrack, so here's my recommended punk playlist to accompany this particular recipe.
