Chocolate biscuit and vanilla ice-cream sandwiches

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Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes

Serves: 6

Type: Biscuit; Family; Kids; Cake

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Ingredients

75g butter, chopped
½ cup (100g) firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
¼ cup (30g) cocoa powder
1½ cups (225g) plain flour
1½ teaspoon baking powder
6 ice-cream slices (from supermarkets)

Preparation method

Beat butter and sugar in a small bowl with electric mixer until thick. Add egg, beat well. Combine sifted cocoa, flour and baking powder in a bowl, then fold into butter mixture. Turn dough out and knead on floured surface just until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Roll dough between two sheets of baking paper until 6mm thick. Cut dough into 12 rectangles (5 x 8cm). Using a 2cm star cutter, cut out 18 stars from remaining dough.

Transfer rectangles and stars to an ungreased baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes, until crisp. Stand biscuits for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool. Store stars in an airtight container and set aside.

Place each ice-cream slice between 2 biscuits. Trim sides if necessary. Wrap each 'sandwich' in plastic wrap and freeze 3 hours or overnight. Serve topped with stars.

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