Ingredients200g dark chocolate, finely chopped
freeze-dried raspberry
100g butter
75g icing sugar
1 medium egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk
175g plain flour
4 tbsp cocoa powder
3 gelatine leaves
3 medium egg whites
175g white caster sugar
good-quality raspberry jam
Prep: 1 HR
Cook: 25 MINS
Method1)First, make the chocolate biscuit bases.
Put the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl, mash together with a wooden spoon then beat for 1-2 mins or 2 until smooth.
Add the egg yolk, vanilla, milk, flour, cocoa and a pinch of salt, and mix again.
Tip onto your work surface and knead briefly until evenly coloured.
Wrap in cling film, pat into a disc and chill for 20 mins.
2)Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment.
Dust the surface with a little flour, unwrap the dough and roll to the thickness of a £1 coin.
Use a 5cm cookie cutter to stamp out as many discs as you can, then re-roll the trimmings to cut out more – you should get about 35 in total.
Place on the baking sheets and bake for 10-12 mins, swapping the trays over halfway through.
Cool on a wire rack.