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chocolate biscuits with soft chocolate centers

servings
Makes 30 biscuits

method

This is a great recipe to do with kids, as it’s very simple and good fun putting the top circle over the chocolate and squashing the edges gently together to stop the chocolate escaping when it cooks. This is quite a dry mixture, but don’t worry, they are meant to look a bit cracked and rustic, so you can’t really go wrong! If you eat these when they have just been cooked the chocolate is quite runny, and if you eat them cold they are nice and gooey. You’ll need two cutters, one about 4cm/1½ inches and the other about 5cm/2 inches.

Grease a large baking sheet. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale. Beat in the egg yolks, then add the flour and cocoa powder to make a dough. Turn out and knead, then pop it into the fridge for a while. Preheat the oven to 190ºC/375ºF/gas 5.

On a lightly floured surface, roll about a third of the dough out thinly, then cut out about 30 circles with the smaller cutter (you can do fewer if you want the biscuits bigger). Spread them out on the baking sheet and put a square of chocolate in the middle of each one – make sure you use all the chocolate however many you do. Then roll the rest of the dough out (I always add the leftovers from the first lot of cutting to it and knead it a bit). Cut out the same number of circles with the larger cutter and pop them on top of the chocolate, pressing gently all the way round to seal the edge and keep all the chocolate in.

Cook in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, and eat them hot or cold.

• from Happy Days with the Naked Chef

ingredients

• 140g butter
• 140g caster sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 255g self-raising flour
• 30g cocoa powder
• 30 squares of chocolate (milk, white or plain)

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1. by Melanie Yoong on Mon 18 Jul 2011 @ 16:10

My daughter's classmates & my husband's co-workers love the biscuits.

2. by Tika Hapsari Nilmada on Sat 02 Jul 2011 @ 16:23

Asking permission to copy-paste the recipe. I already tried this recipe, I kinda like it. I want to post it on my blog. Thanks for sharing Jamie...

3. by chocolatdelicieux on Fri 01 Jul 2011 @ 15:09

what do squares of chocolate mean?

4. by sonia on Wed 29 Jun 2011 @ 09:03

I'm afraid these were too crumbly for me to roll out.. i ended up pressing balls together and flattening them individually...then placing choc, then flattening another ball on top. So, as you can imagine I've got far less than 30 cookies and they're pretty enormous... they're in the oven...i hope they work out!

5. by Meggy on Tue 28 Jun 2011 @ 12:22

Pls chef,can you tell me more about the chocolate you referred to in the recipe

6. by Kipper on Sat 18 Jun 2011 @ 00:32

To people who say it's too dry, you need to put in the fridge for a bit. If it's still too dry just add a little water!!!

7. by trina on Sun 22 May 2011 @ 18:39

i have just made these with my six yr old but instead of the circle we made them into hearts and they were great we will be doing another batch for her brownie group

8. by Tammy on Sat 07 May 2011 @ 01:58

What kind of chocolate is the best to use?<br />

9. by Jewelz on Fri 22 Apr 2011 @ 08:40

Would prefer the ingredients to be measured in cups and spoons. Made it difficult to get a smooth dough

10. by David on Tue 12 Apr 2011 @ 12:40

Just baked these and worked out great. The middle was soft and melted and a real treat for the kids.

11. by Debs on Tue 07 Dec 2010 @ 16:33

Hey I made these last week and although they were nice, the chocolate didn't melt in the middle. I used dark cooking chocolate. Can anyone tell me what chocolate to use please as I'd like to make them again?

Thanks
Happy Christmas :o)
xxx

12. by Tammy on Fri 12 Mar 2010 @ 08:26

Hi Mr Oliver, this recipe seems real simple to make, just one question, What type of Chocolate do we use? Are there special soft Chocolate, or can i use the normal Cadbury Plain Chocolate?

13. by Sasha on Thu 14 Jan 2010 @ 06:40

I love your recipes very much!
I will try it!!!
My brothers must love them,thanks!

14. by Lily on Sat 02 Jan 2010 @ 14:48

This recipe totally did not work out. The dough was too dry and could not be rolled out. The cookies were cracked and dry before baking and were even worse after baking for 10 minutes. Its not worth the time and we were all disappointed. I will not recommend this recipe for anyone. Sorry Jamie.

15. by mashmallowgirl on Mon 07 Dec 2009 @ 10:17

i love these. i love jamie. i love food.
i could never bake only burn and yet these came out "ok" (for a first attemp! BUT they tasted yummy! the little ...and big kids scoffed them in minutes!
Only i think i left it too long in the fridge and it was a bit dry to roll but managed well. ;)

im thinking of putting bounty chocolate pieces in next. its experimenting!
Jamie your a star!legend!
we love you.

16. by Kasia on Tue 06 Oct 2009 @ 12:20

OMG!! The best cookies Ive ever made!!! Theyre GOOOORGEOUS !!! Thank you x

17. by Jasmine on Fri 25 Sep 2009 @ 07:59

Hi jamie
My name is jasmine from australia i love making your recipes, and enjoy watching your shows.
I am a chef and i love to cook.

18. by dl on Sun 23 Aug 2009 @ 20:19

the dough is too dry to roll out

19. by Mike D on Fri 24 Jul 2009 @ 21:28

what is the best chocolate to use for the centre. I made these and they were very nice (only lasted 5 mins at work!!) but the choc didn't melt in the middle. I used cadbury's dairy milk squares for the center of mine. Any tips/ideas please?

20. by DANIELLA on Thu 23 Jul 2009 @ 18:22

i watch you'r tv program and well WoW!!!!!!

21. by Carolina on Wed 22 Jul 2009 @ 21:24

@Érica de Almeida
What are you talking about? Are you saying that the METRIC system is different from country to country? You are crazy, lady. Just because it isn't a round number doesn't mean it does not exist in "our" metric system. I can't believe I read that. Serisously.

22. by deepti on Wed 22 Jul 2009 @ 18:32

hi can you please tell me which type of chocolate you use for the centre

23. by carmen on Mon 06 Jul 2009 @ 14:33

Jamiee! I'm a student in Barcelona
I love all the receips that you do it!
I don't know that you have a page of you too!
merci!

24. by Emily on Tue 30 Jun 2009 @ 04:19

OH MY GOD!!!!!! THEY ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RUDE THANK YOU FOR THIS DELECTABLE RECIPIE A++++++++++++++++++++ :)

25. by Holly on Sat 20 Jun 2009 @ 12:37

I made the cookies they were amazing, I think made them pretty well ! I took them into school and everybody loved them !

26. by Ingeborg on Mon 15 Jun 2009 @ 13:00

I probably did something wrong since my cookies were a distaster! The dough wouldn't stick together and I definitely couldn't roll it out and cut it, so I ended up making huge cookies that didn't look that great, but the chocolate melted and the taste was great! I feel a little stupid though, since it says: "This is a great recipe to do with kids, as it’s very simple," hehe.
I guess the dough was too dry, but you all don't seem to have encountered any problems, to can anyone help? Thanks!

27. by Jana on Mon 08 Jun 2009 @ 18:09

I made these biscuits today and they are just awesome.. Im gonna make them a lot I think in future. They taste very nice, I put milk chocolate witch was still quite runny after they cooled down, but the white chocolate i used didt melt at all.. So i think it depends on the chocolate you use if its melt or not! Cant wait to use all other recipes!
Thanks Jamie xxx

28. by martin on Thu 30 Apr 2009 @ 22:35

I made these and they were delicious but the chocolate in the middle didnt melt. anyone with any ideas why? with the chocolate melted they would be even tastier!

29. by Aleksandra on Sun 22 Mar 2009 @ 18:42

Yey! Just baked the chocolate biscuits with soft chocolate inside! They look and smell amazing! what a shame i gave up sweets for lent and can't even try them :-(
Well, at least I hope my work colleagues will appreciate them tomorrow :-)
Jamie, your recipes are fantastic. I'm an expert of mushroom risotto since i found your recipe and my friends ditched pizza express for my home made pizza.
i love cooking!!! i bet my mum would never ever expect me saying that! ;-)

30. by camila on Tue 17 Mar 2009 @ 23:27

Hi Oliver, i'm an architect from rio de janeiro - brazil. As you can see, you make a huge sucess around here... i watch your program in GNT and i like so much the way you cook and create your recipes... it´s all about having fun, isn´t it?
i loved when u invited a brazilian chef to make "moqueca", it seemed pretty good!
Come as soon as possible. You are awesome!!

31. by Tatjana on Tue 17 Mar 2009 @ 19:34

Hello Jamie!

I am a big fan of yours, and I daily surfing on your web side! Hello again from Slovenia

32. by Isabel on Tue 17 Mar 2009 @ 18:56

Hi Jamie

I'm portuguese and an enthusiatic fan of The Naked Chef.
I love watching your TV shows. Congratulations! You're a great ' communicator', if I may say so. You're an artist!
I also love cooking and creating new things.

This week I'll try the chocolate biscuits with my students. They all know you very well and we visit your site a lot.

33. by evdokia on Tue 17 Mar 2009 @ 14:54

good evening jamie!!

Can you please tell me, when you say to put the dough into the fridge for a while, how long must i leave it in there?

Tnx!! :)
Evdokia

34. by Marina on Mon 16 Mar 2009 @ 14:16

Dear Jamie,
My name is Marina. I'm from Russia. Two years ago your program was shawn on our TV. I can say that using your recipes is complicated in our city cause we have different eating habits with the English. But it doesn't matter. I just enjoy watching the way you cook and tell about it. Thank you very much!

35. by Alex lowery on Thu 12 Mar 2009 @ 15:18

Very nice jamie ilove you ;) u are the best xxxxxxxxxxxx

36. by sehrish on Thu 12 Mar 2009 @ 08:47

hey jamie,
i just love you and your show. your recipes are simply amazing.
xoxoxoxoxoxox

37. by sehrish on Thu 12 Mar 2009 @ 08:45

hey jamie, i just love your show and your recipes..they are simply amazing.
love,
sehrish

38. by Imma on Thu 12 Mar 2009 @ 07:40

I don't think I could manage to roll these out, but they look good to do with Hodi and/or Hoshea. Would you like to keep this for after Pesach, maybe as a birthday thing to do?

39. by sophie on Tue 10 Mar 2009 @ 19:49

HiJamie you are the best chef ever around.

40. by Issy elward on Tue 10 Mar 2009 @ 15:23

WOW!
i luv your recipes on this webstite its gr8!!
me must print some off

41. by JENNY G on Mon 09 Mar 2009 @ 18:28

I' ll try the recipe asap!!!!!

42. by jade on Mon 09 Mar 2009 @ 00:43

when did you know you wanted to be a chef?

43. by Gustavo on Sun 08 Mar 2009 @ 15:51

Hi Jamie! A friendly 'hello' from Brazil!

We love you here! I wonder when you come to Brazil to perform your show!

Cheers!

44. by Érica de Almeida on Sat 07 Mar 2009 @ 21:19

Hi Jamie,
I too want to say how great a cook you are!!!
Well I'm from Brazil and live in Brazil, although I used to live in Manchester in my teenhood...Anyway what I'd like to ask you is to please come over here to what you did in Italy! If you want I could even give you some tips of where to go because I'm from Minas Gerais but live in Bahia...and Brazil is not all about caipirinhas and feijoada you know, you have to check out some local daily recipes. Another thing I'd like to ask is for you to post the measures in cups and spoons here on the internet, just like you do on the programs, because the metric system here is different from Britain's and it is bizarre using 255 grams of self-raising flour...not a round number you see. If you could attend to at least my second wish I would be really happy.
Me and my daughtervrealy love your programs that show on GNT, you and your gourgeous family!
Guarana kisses from Brazil,
Érica (mum) and Natália (daughter)

45. by nicky on Fri 06 Mar 2009 @ 22:27

i made these at school bout 11yrs ago an have been looking for the recipe for a long time and it sounds like the same ones cant wait to try it out.

46. by kokie on Fri 06 Mar 2009 @ 15:48

hallo jamie!!
when you say to put the dough in the fridge for a while, how long is a while? :)

47. by chelsea on Fri 06 Mar 2009 @ 10:59

Hi I love your resipes and programs me and my dad use them all the time at home we watch your programs when thy are on.

48. by lawrence on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 20:26

how do you come up with so much dishes? do you make them up?

49. by Corinna on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 18:43

hey jamie
im from germany but ive spend half a year in england/leeds..
i know that the english do have such bad eating habits, its unbelievable!
but i think that u really have changed a lot, i adore ur recipes and ur style and even the way u cook the meals haha
youre great!
love xxx from germany

50. by jamie on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 16:02

for comment 9 kath

the recipe makes about 30 servings

51. by Shirley on Thu 05 Mar 2009 @ 04:59

Hello Jamie never mind all the other chefs you really are the best just got Ministry of food and I love it keep up the good work
Love Shirley x

52. by alex deane on Tue 03 Mar 2009 @ 17:38

could you put your awards on the site

53. by becky on Tue 24 Feb 2009 @ 16:47

hi jamie
me and my mum think you are great cook i brought my mum your ministry of food book and we have already tried some of your recipes and they are yummy

54. by mathew allcock on Mon 23 Feb 2009 @ 11:55

i love you and you are the worlds best chef, im 16 and you have inspired me

55. by Amy on Wed 18 Feb 2009 @ 14:56

hiya i love your cooking

56. by lea-mai keeling on Tue 17 Feb 2009 @ 20:02

hey Jamie,
whats cooking?hey i love your recipes.
i really want to get Jamie oliver whats cooking ds game but my dad wont let me because my dad says it is for adults (when its not).

xxx

57. by Tossa on Fri 13 Feb 2009 @ 10:37

Dear Jamie,
I love what you have done for healthy eating in this country. I only wish you could attach literacy skills to your many projects too.
Tossa.

58. by cloe.leigh on Fri 06 Feb 2009 @ 09:56

heya jamie
you r lush
your food is soooooooooooo good
luv cloe
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59. by jess cole on Thu 29 Jan 2009 @ 15:30

hi jamie your recipe for chocolate chip cookies was yum!

60. by kath on Sun 25 Jan 2009 @ 14:10

does anyone no roughly how many biscuits this recipe makes please

61. by carrie trevaskiss on Fri 23 Jan 2009 @ 10:03

hiya jamie
your recipies are lush so can you send me the recipies
plz
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62. by joseph sealy on Fri 23 Jan 2009 @ 10:00

heya
you are lush and so is your food
luv joe

63. by Leah on Tue 20 Jan 2009 @ 17:03

These are gorgeoussssss, so moreish!!! yummm, thnks jamie x

64. by demii taylor on Tue 13 Jan 2009 @ 10:18

ur recipes r great! i use them for my work at school..

65. by KrystynaCooksInSydney on Sun 11 Jan 2009 @ 06:55

Here is an answer for Comment # 3 Monday 24, November 2008
MISS CHOCOLAT, Sorry you did not say what country you are from?
CASTER SUGAR is known in USA as SUPERFINE SUGAR, its really like regular sugar but finer grains, which makes it easier & quicker to dissolve when beating (creaming) with butter or eggs & especially when making a meringue (egg whites & sugar) like for a pavlova You can easily use regular sugar, just make sure the sugar is dissolved in your mixture you might have to cream (beat) a little longer there should not be a grainy texture

66. by Roxanne on Fri 19 Dec 2008 @ 13:54

Hi Jamie!
I just want to say that I think your a great cook!
Your recipes are so simply and easy that anyone can cook!
I've recently brought your new book "MInistry if Food"..It's really good!
I'm niw going to try and make the chocolate biscuits with chocolate centres..
Hopefully it won't go wrong lol!

67. by jessica on Fri 12 Dec 2008 @ 22:43

Hi Jamie,
I Really Like Your Recipes And I Love Cooking.
I Was Just Wondering If You Could Give Me A Recipe To Make A Chocolate Mousse,
Many Thanxs
Jessica

68. by Miss Chocolat on Mon 24 Nov 2008 @ 15:22

Hey James

Can you explane Caster sugar ?? is it the same sugar you use to sweeten your coffee or is it a special sugar ?
(Our sugar is made of sugar beets, maybe there's a difference ???)

69. by Baris C. on Thu 16 Oct 2008 @ 16:51

Hi i´m from germany and search your recepts!!! That chocolate biscuits with soft chocolate centers are best!!!

70. by sonny on Fri 03 Oct 2008 @ 16:59

very nice

71. by lanny on Fri 03 Oct 2008 @ 11:05

its great taste and very yummy

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