Chocolate slices ('Chokladsnittar') – recipe

Makes approximately 40 cookies.

Oven temperature: 200°C or 392°F.

Preparation time: 30 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 200 g (7 ounces) butter, softened
• 250 ml (2 ½ dl or 1,1 cup) caster sugar
• 500 ml (5 dl or 2,1 cups) plain flour
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg

To decorate:

• 1 egg
• Pearl sugar (this Swedish favourite can be replaced with sprinkles/hundreds and thousands)

Method:

1. Beat butter and sugar with a wooden spoon or electric whisk. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend until you have a dough.
2. Divide the dough into four parts. Shape each one into a roll and place them on greaseproof baking sheets.
3. Flatten the rolls slightly and add a thin layer of the beaten egg with a brush. Sprinkle the rolls with pearl sugar or sprinkles.
4. Bake in the middle of the oven for 12-15 minutes.
5. Allow to cool for one minute and cut each length while still hot into 2 cm wide, diagonal slices. The cookies keep for about a week at room temperature and can also be frozen.

Vegan alternative: Use plant-based margarine instead of butter and replace the egg with two tablespoons of water. To decorate, exclude the egg for brushing, and gently press the pearl sugar or sprinkles/hundreds and thousands into the cookies before baking.