crinkly snowy cookies

haven't baked anything for a long time, so was looking for an opportunity. at last i manged to get one. a very close friend of mine was going for a vacation. and it has been an eternal habit to give sum thing to people who are going for a vacation, and specially by train. since childhood i have always linked train journeys to loads of food, whether munching on homemade cookies, chanachurs, cakes, snacks or something purchased from shop. the bottom line is food. though i hate the pantry car food which they serve in train. so this was for that friend, not only because it was yummy, bt also becoz its damn easy. since i had only a few hours and this hardly takes any effort.
there was another reason also for baking this,. i had a huge fight with mom. so to calm her down and to resolve the differences what better than a plate of freash warm home baked chocolate cookies. it can make the strongest of men and the best of women weep for more. its like a craving which never ends. it s sumthng which gives you guilty pleasure.
so here is the recipe for all of you to derive the same pleasure that i get.

ingrediants:

1/2 cup [50 g] flour

1/4 cup [25 g] unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/3 to 1/2 cup [55 - 90g] castor [superfine] sugar - Depending on preference

2 tbsp [25 g] butter, diced
1 egg, beaten

1 tsp cherry brandy or fresh orange juice - I used orange juice

1/2 cup [50 g] icing sugar [for rolling]

before mixing the dry ingrediants

this is after the diced butter is nixed with flour, sugar & cocoa & the mixture has becum crumbly

coat the mixture with icing sugar & then place in the preheated oven

Instructions -

1. Preheat oven to 200 C [400 F]. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder and sugar
3. Rub in the diced butter until the mixture begins to resemble breadcrumbs.
4. In a small bowl, mix together the egg and juice/brandy, and add to the flour mixture.
5. Roll into a flattened circle, cover with cling wrap, and refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes.
6. Now, spread out the icing sugar in a flat dish. Make walnut-sized balls of the dough, and roll in the icing sugar, covering completely.
7. Lay out on the baking sheets, these cookies spread a bit, as you can see in the pictures.
8. Bake for about 10 minutes. They will seem soft, but will harden on cooling on a cooling rack.

i cudnt use orange juice, since i didnt have that. i had substituted it with normal lime juice. and i would also like to tell you people to use a bit of vanilla extract, coz some people told me that they could faintly smell egg.so y take a risk, jsst sit back and njoy. 

nd if u r looking for ways to spend some more time with your companion, and luking for ways to indulge in sum sensous activity, then this is it. jsst think, the warmth when both of ur hands touch each other beneath the flour , sugar and cocoa-powder, while mixing it with diced butter.the chocolate (cocoa-powder) adds to d temptation.

awesumm feeling!!!!!!!!!!!