Chocolate cookies with candied fruit

7. 10. 2025

These chocolate and candied fruit cookies are easy to make, taste great, and are visually appealing, so even the littlest diners will love them. The perfect candy!

What you will need

• 200 g of butter
• 400 g plain flour
• 100 g of 70% dark chocolate
• 150 g of sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

For decoration:

• 200 g dark chocolate
• 50 g of butter
• candied fruit

Method

• Melt the 70% dark chocolate in a water bath and set aside until it reaches room temperature.
• Mix the softened butter with the sugar until you get a smooth and fluffy cream.
• Add the egg and mix until smooth.
• Gradually add the melted chocolate and vanilla, then mix gently.
• Add the flour in batches and stop mixing when the dough is too stiff.
• Add enough flour to make the dough stiff but soft and not sticky.
• Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the fridge for an hour.
• Preheat the oven to 175 – 180 degrees Celsius.
• Line a large tray with baking paper.
• Take the dough out of the fridge and roll it out into a sheet 0.3 cm thick.
• Use a round cutter to cut out circles.
• Bake the rounds for 8-10 minutes, then leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Prepare the frosting.
• Melt the butter and dark chocolate broken into pieces in a water bath.
• Spread a spoonful of chocolate frosting on each wheel.
• Gently smooth, but do not apply the frosting to the edges (see photo below).
• Sprinkle with candied fruit and serve.

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