• 1and ¼ cup all purpose flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup soft chilled unsalted butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 large egg white
• 2 tablespoon while crystal sugar
• 2 tablespoon light brown crystal sugar
• 4 tablespoon ice water
• ½ cup chocolate chips
• ½ tablespoon castor or icing sugar approx, to sprinkle on top, optional

In bowl whip together the brown and white sugar with the egg white.

Use your electric blender or a fork but whip till all the sugar is dissolved and a thick creamy texture is formed. Then add the softened butter and whip for another 5 minutes.

In separate bowl mix flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder together and make space in the centre and pour the egg-sugar-butter mixture.

Fold in the flour and make crumbly soft dough, add a tablespoon of ice water at a time and further knead into soft and supple dough. Do not worry it would remain loose and not bind like regular dough, but that’s fine.

Now spread aluminium foil or cling film on your work surface and place the dough over it forming it into a round log of the diameter that you want your cookies.

Carefully wrap the foil or film all around it and tightly twist the ends.
Refrigerate the log till firm, approx 2-3 hours.

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