pleasure balls

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 200 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa)
• 100 g butter
• 2 eggs
• 180 g sugar
• 200 g flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3 tbsp hazelnuts, ground
• 100 g powdered sugar
• Flour for working

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 35 minutes

irresistible chocolate balls

Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Meanwhile, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Separately, combine the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and nuts. Tip: I grind whole nuts fresh and toast them briefly in a dry pan until fragrant. Spoon the melted chocolate butter into the egg/sugar mixture and mix. Slowly add the dry ingredients and stir in. Chill for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Scoop out small heaps of dough, form balls with floured hands or, as I did, with an ice cream scoop, and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Bake for 10-15 minutes. The pastries should still be a little soft; they will harden even more as they cool. Dust generously with powdered sugar while still warm. The balls taste best fresh, but they will keep for a few days if stored in a cookie tin.