Double Choc Chip Chili Cookies

I love chocolate, and I love chili. I just had to try these cookies. Apparently chocolate used to always have chili in it. Make sure you mix these really well, otherwise one cookie will be really hot!!! They are not really hot, more of a tang aftertaste. Hope everyone enjoys them!

• Ready In: 32 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 250  g butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3⁄4 cup caster sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  egg
• 2  cups plain flour
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
• 1  teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 400  g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely

• candied chile

• 1⁄4 cup caster sugar
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 3  fresh  red Thai chile, chopped finely

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180C, line oven trays with baking paper.
2. Make candied chillies (see below).
3. Beat butter, vanilla, sugars and egg in bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Stir in sifted flour, cocoa, and soda.
5. Stir in chili and chocolate.
6. Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls, place about 5cm apart on oven trays.
7. Bake 12 minutes each batch, leave to cool on trays.
8. CANDIED CHILLIES.
9. Stir sugar and water in small saucepan over heat until sugar dissolves.
10. Add chili, boil for 2 minutes, cool and strain, discard syrup.