Double Choc Chip Chili Cookies

• 250 g butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 34 cup caster sugar
• 34 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 cups plain flour
• 14 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 400 g dark chocolate, chopped coarsely
• 14 cup caster sugar
• 14 cup water
• 3 fresh red Thai chile, chopped finely

1. Preheat oven to 180C, line oven trays with baking paper.
2. Make candied chillies (see below).
3. Beat butter, vanilla, sugars and egg in bowl until light and fluffy.
4. Stir in sifted flour, cocoa, and soda.
5. Stir in chili and chocolate.
6. Roll level tablespoons of dough into balls, place about 5cm apart on oven trays.
7. Bake 12 minutes each batch, leave to cool on trays.
8. CANDIED CHILLIES.
9. Stir sugar and water in small saucepan over heat until sugar dissolves.
10. Add chili, boil for 2 minutes, cool and strain, discard syrup.

butter, vanilla, caster sugar, brown sugar, egg, flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, dark chocolate, caster sugar, water, fresh red thai chile

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/double-choc-chip-chili-cookies-353144 (may not work)