Cake & Cookie Recipes > Chocolate Rockies

How to make chocolate rockies:
A delicious little chocolate chip bun with just a hint of orange for you to try.



Ingredients

4oz self raising flour
2oz butter
rind of half an orange, finely grated
2oz caster/superfine sugar
2oz milk chocolate, cut into small pieces
half a lightly beaten egg
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Sieve the flour into a mixing bowl.
- Rub the butter into the flour.
- Add the orange rind and 1 1/2 oz of the sugar.
- Add the chocolate.
- Add the egg and the other ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Put teaspoonfuls of the mixture, well spaced on a greased baking tray.
- Sprinkle with remaining sugar.
- Bake at 200 degrees C. for 15 - 20 minutes.


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