COOKIES - CHEWY CHOCOLATE

300 gms icing sugar

115 gms cocoa powder

2 tablespoons plain flour

1 tsp instant coffee powder

4 egg whites

1 tablespoon water

115 gms walnuts chopped fine MAKES ABOUT 20

Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4. (180C 350F). You will need 2 baking sheets lined with greasproof paper and be sure to grease them well. In a clean dry bowl whisk the egg whites with an electroc beater until stiff.

Sift the sugar, cocoa powder, coffee and flour into the whites slowly. Add the water and then beat the whole mixture on high speed. Fold in the walnuts and place spoonfuls of the mixture on the baking sheets. Keep a little space for the biscuits to spread. They will need about 15 minutes baking time but do check after 10 minutes if they are done. The top will have a cracked finish.

These are very easy to make and have a chewy texture.....hence the name.