Callaloo Minecraft Creeper Cookies
Soft, buttery green Creeper cookies colored with real Jamaican callaloo and topped with dark chocolate faces. A fun Minecraft treat with a Caribbean twist.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter , softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cooked callaloo purée , well drained (blended with 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk)
- 1 tsp lime zest (optional)
- Green gel food coloring (optional)
- Dark chocolate chunks , for Creeper faces
- A little melted dark chocolate ,
Instructions
- Blend the cooked callaloo with the 2 tbsp sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Drain well.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together.
- Beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Mix in the egg, vanilla, callaloo purée and optional lime zest. Add green gel coloring if needed.
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Flatten the dough into a disc and freeze for 15 to 20 minutes, until firm enough to roll.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll the dough to ¼-inch thickness and cut out your Minecraft shapes. If the cutouts soften, chill the tray for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, until the edges are set. Cool completely.
- Melt a few dark chocolate chunks in the microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring between each. Dip the remaining chunks in the melted chocolate and arrange them into square eyes and a blocky mouth on each cookie.
- Let the chocolate harden before handling.
Notes
Drain the purée well. Extra moisture makes the dough sticky and the cookies spread.
Nutrition
Calories: 3027kcalCarbohydrates: 390gProtein: 40gFat: 146gSaturated Fat: 89gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 38gTrans Fat: 6gCholesterol: 532mgSodium: 388mgPotassium: 471mgFiber: 9gSugar: 152gVitamin A: 4495IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 235mgIron: 16mg
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