Step 1
First pre-heat the oven to 180C/
160 Fan and line a baking sheet
with parchment paper.
Step 2
To prepare the dark chocolate, break it up and melt it either in a non-metallic bowl in a microwave – for an 800w microwave do this in bursts of 30 seconds at a time until melted, or in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water for 10 minutes stirring to help it melt.
Step 3
Place the soft butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk until they’re smooth and creamy.
Step 4
Add the vanilla extract, egg and melted chocolate to the bowl and whisk again to mix thoroughly.
Step 5
Add the flour, cocoa and baking powder and once they’re all mixed together with no floury steaks stir in the chocolate chips - I like to mix milk and white but you can use whichever ones you prefer.
Step 6
Tip the cookie dough out of the bowl onto a sheet of cling film lightly sprinkled with flour (to stop it sticking) and roll it up into a log shape twisting the ends of the cling film to create a tight barrel about 24 cm long. Wrap again in baking parchment if you find it too fragile to move. At this stage it’s then best to rest it in a freezer for 30 minutes – it can be frozen for up to 1 month before using.
Step 7
When ready to bake remove the dough from the freezer, unwrap from the cling film and cut into 12 slices approximately 1 ½ cm thick.Place on the lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Once removed from the oven transfer to a wire rack and allow them to cool - but keep them safe from any hungry mouths!
Step 8
Take a small scoop of ice cream and sandwich it in between two cookies.
Step 9
Work quickly and place them back into the freezer so the whoopie pies can set for about half an hour before serving.
Ingredients/Equipment
125g dark chocolate
125g unsalted butter,at room temperature
125g light brown sugar
1tsp vanilla extract1 free range egg
,at room temperature
150g plain flour,sifted
30g cocoa powder,sifted
1/2tsp baking powder,sifted
75g milk chocolate chips
75g white chocolate chips
300g vanilla or chocolate ice cream
,whichever you prefer
Measuring spoons
1 large bowl
Weighing scales
A baking tray lined with baking parchment
Cling Film
Leona's Chocolate Woopie Pies
Makes 12 biscuits or 6 woopie pies