Biscuits for Ice Cream Sandwiches

Method

1. Sieve the flour and cocoa powder together into a bowl and put this aside.

2. Put the butter and icing sugar into a mixer and ask an adult to turn it on and beat it until they are pale and creamy looking.

3. While the butter and sugar are mixing stir the egg and milk together in a cup or a mug. You can add this to the butter and sugar and mix it in. Add the flour mixture and mix this in as well.

4. Take the dough out of the mixer and put it onto a piece of baking parchment. Wrap it up and put it into the fridge to harden. This will make it easier to roll it out.

5. When it has been in the fridge for about an hour ask an adult to pre heat your oven to 180ºC/gas mark 4. Carefully cut two large squares of baking parchment to fit two large flat baking trays. Put these aside while you roll your cookie dough.

6. You can sprinkle some plain flour onto a table or a countertop and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough. It should be about 5 mm thick. With a butter knife cut the dough into squares and place them onto your baking tray. Prick each one with a fork. You should have about ten biscuits on each tray.

7. Bake for about twelve minutes until they smell nice and chocolaty. Ask an adult to take them out of the oven. When they have cooled down gently put them onto a wire rack until they go completely cold.