Chocolate Mini Egg cookies

Name: Chocolate Mini Egg cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: Makes about 18 cookies
Ingredients: 150g dark chocolate, chopped; 150g salted butter, softened; 100g light brown soft sugar; 50g caster sugar; 1 medium free-range egg, beaten; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 175g plain flour; 50g desiccated coconut; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 150g mini eggs, roughly chopped (or 100g milk chocolate); 50g mini marshmallows (vegetarian if need be); 20g freeze-dried strawberries, roughly chopped

Portion size: Makes about 18 cookies
Hands-on time 15 min, plus chilling. Oven time 8 min.
Difficulty: easy

Vegetarian

Jess Meyer

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These seriously chocolately Mini Egg cookies are loaded with strawberry pieces and marshmallows. An easy Easter bake to make with kids.

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Ingredients

150g dark chocolate, chopped
150g salted butter, softened
100g light brown soft sugar
50g caster sugar
1 medium free-range egg, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
175g plain flour
50g desiccated coconut
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
150g mini eggs, roughly chopped (or 100g milk chocolate)
50g mini marshmallows (vegetarian if need be)
20g freeze-dried strawberries, roughly chopped

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Method

Line 2 large baking sheets. Melt the dark chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, then set aside to cool slightly.
Put the butter and sugars in a large bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and cooled melted chocolate, followed by the flour, coconut, cocoa powder and baking powder. Mix in the mini eggs, marshmallows and most of the strawberries. Cover and chill for 1 hour to firm up.
Heat the oven to 170°C fan/gas 5. Divide the dough into balls (about 1 heaped tbsp each). Arrange them on the prepared baking sheets, spaced well apart (they’ll spread), then bake for 8 minutes until spread and just set. Remove from the oven and top with the remaining strawberries. Set aside to cool on the trays before moving (the cookies will firm up as they cool).
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Nutrition

256kcals Calories
13.5g (8.7g saturated) Fat
3g Protein
29.7g (21.3g sugars) Carbs
1.7g Fibre
0.3g Salt

Quick wins & tips

Easy swaps: Freeze-dried strawberries can be found in the baking aisle of larger supermarkets or at Ocado. Swap for freeze-dried raspberries or chopped nuts if you prefer.

Make Ahead

Prepare and shape the dough, then store, well wrapped, in the fridge for 2-3 days. Or open-freeze until solid, then store in the freezer in an airtight container. To cook from frozen, add 2 minutes to the cooking time.