IRISH CREAM CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Irish Cream Chocolate Cookies image

Provided by k r

Categories Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 stick soft butter
1/2 c caster sugar
1 egg
2 Tbsp Irish cream
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 c all purpose flour (plain flour)
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
ICING
1 1/4 c icing sugar
3 Tbsp Irish cream
some plain choc melted for drizzling

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with grease proof paper.
2. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg and 2 tbsp of Irish cream and mix until well combined.
3. Add flour and cocoa powder and mix until you have a soft dough. Roll out to about 5mm thick. Cut out circles with a fluted cookie cutter and bake for 10 -12 mins or until golden. Leave on a wire rack to crisp up.
4. While cookies are cooling, make the icing. Put icing sugar in a bowl and add 3 tbsp of Irish cream. Make sure icing is not too runny (add more icing sugar if necessary.
5. Place a blob of icing on each cookie and drizzle with melted chocolate.