Lenten chocolate-nut cookies with vanilla sugar

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare all ingredients.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder into a deep bowl. Add sugar, vanilla sugar and nuts. You can grind the nuts with a blender, or you can simply chop them with a knife, so that the cookies have not only a nutty taste, but also the nuts themselves.

3. STEP 3

   

   Mix everything well. Make a small depression in the middle of the dry mixture. Pour refined sunflower oil into the dry mixture, mix, and then gradually add water. We do not pour out all the water at once, as you may need a little more or less of it than according to the recipe. Therefore, I add water gradually in parts, achieving the desired consistency of the dough.

4. STEP 4

   

   Knead the dough first with a spoon, then with your hands. The result should be a tough, but soft, non-sticky and obedient dough that can easily be torn into pieces. The finished dough can be rolled out into a layer no more than 1 cm thick and shapes of future cookies can be cut out of it using molds, or you can simply tear off small pieces from the dough, roll them into a ball, and press lightly.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the future cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. I place the pieces at a short distance from each other, since the cookies will increase slightly in size during the baking process. I place the baking sheet with the dough in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake for about 15 minutes. It is important not to overcook it in the oven, otherwise it will dry out and may become tough. Check the readiness of the cookies with a wooden stick.

6. STEP 6

   

   When coming out of it, the stick should be dry, without traces of dough. The finished cookies, while still hot, are soft but elastic when pressed. Leave the cookies on the baking sheet until they cool completely. Then sprinkle with powdered sugar and transfer to a plate. Lenten chocolate chip cookies with nuts are ready! Bon appetit!