Chili Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

• 200 g cold butter
• 50 g white sugar
• 100 g brown sugar
• 0.5 tsp Salt
• 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 pinch ground cardamom
• 160 g wheat flour (Type 1050)
• 0.5 tsp Baking soda
• 50 g ground walnuts
• 50 g ground hazelnuts
• milk (as needed)
• 3 tbsp chopped walnuts
• 3 tbsp finely chopped dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa content)
• chili peppers (crushed in a mortar)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to about 160°C fan-forced.

2. 2.

   Whisk the butter with the sugars, salt, and spices until fluffy (using a mixer). Mix the flour with the baking soda and fold it into the butter mixture along with the ground walnuts and hazelnuts. If the dough is too dry, knead in a little milk.

3. 3.

   Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, flatten them, and bake for about 12 minutes. After baking, sprinkle with chopped walnuts, chopped chocolate, and a pinch of chili.