Step 1
1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
Step 2
2. Heat cream in a non-stick pan and bring to a boil. Put chocolate in a bowl, pour the hot cream over it. Mix well till the chocolate melts, cover with a cling film and refrigerate.
Step 3
3. Cream together butter and castor sugar in another bowl till light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla essence and beat well.
Step 4
4. Sieve together flour, cocoa powder and baking powder into the butter-sugar mixture and fold in till well combined resulting in a dough.
Step 5
5. Roll out the dough into a thin sheet. Cut out small discs using a cookie cutter. Place half the discs on a baking tray.
Step 6
6. Remove the cling film and divide the chocolate mixture into equal portions and shape them into small balls.
Step 7
7. Place the balls on the discs placed on the tray and cover with the remaining discs. Press and refrigerate for five to ten minutes.
Step 8
8. Put the tray in the preheated oven and bake for ten to fifteen minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Step 9
9. Serve.