250g unsalted butter, at room temperature, chopped
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup desiccated coconut
3 cups self-raising flour
2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
1/4 cup dark choc melts, melted
mini M&M's to decorate
Instructions
beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beating until combined. stir in coconut and flour to form a smooth dough.
divide dough in half. place one half in abowl and stir in sifted cocoa to make chocolate dough.
to make bear heads, roll 14 level tablespoons of light coloured dough into balls. place, 6cm apart, onto 2 large oven trays lined with baking paper. ysing your hands gently push down balls to flatten slightly.
to make bear bodies, roll 14 level tablespoons of chocolate dough into balls. place against heads and gently push down to flatten slightly.
rest of bear. roll 56 level teaspoons from both doughs, into balls. place against bear bodies to represent arms and legs. roll 28 level 1/2 teaspoons from both doughs into balls. place against bear heads to represent ears.
cook biscuits, one tray at a time, in a moderate oven (180c)for about 15-20 minutes, or until cooked through. cool bears on trays.
to decorate bears, pour dark chocolate inyo a small snap-lock bag, squeeze into one corner, twist bag and snip tip. attach miniM&M's with melted chocolate to represent eyes. pipe on chocolate nose and mouth.
Originally Submitted
10/11/2008
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