Riviera Chocolate Luvbites Biscuits

Make sure the butter or margarine is at room temperature & add it into a mixing bowl.

Add the icing sugar (confectionery sugar) to the butter or margarine.

Cream together either using a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until smooth.

Pour in the ½ cup of vegetable oil & the vanilla essence.

Mix until everything is well combined. Add in the flour & the salt.

Add in the corn flour (maziena).

Next, add in the milk powder.

Thereafter, mix well until it forms a dough. The dough should be soft but should mould between your fingers without being sticky. This is the consistency for piping the biscuits.

Next, bring out your piping bag with a star nozzle.

To easily get the dough into the piping bag, simply insert it into a long jar or glass & then add in the dough.

I on the other hand cannot pipe as much as I have tried so I’ve opted to using a no.12 star nozzle.

Using my mum’s old trick, I simply add some dough into the nozzle & use my thumb to push out the biscuit dough. Pipe or use this method directly onto a baking tray.

For this Riviera Chocolate Luvbites Biscuits, pipe 3 times next to each design to form a sort of triangular design.

Next, pop the tray into the oven & bake for 15 minutes.

Once the biscuits are baked, remove from the oven & allow it to cool for at least 5 minutes.

The biscuits need to firm up as they cool & if they are removed from the tray whilst hot, they will break.

Use a spoon to carefully lift the biscuits off the baking tray & transfer the biscuits onto a cooling rack & allow them to cool completely.

Once the biscuits are completely cooled, add the chocolate pieces into a microwave safe bowl.

Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds & give it a stir. It should be partially melted.

Place the chocolate back into the microwave for another 30 seconds. Remove & add in 1 teaspoon vegetable oil.

Give it a stir. It should be completely melted.

Working with one biscuit at a time…

Turn it over & apply a layer of the melted chocolate to the under side of the biscuit.

Place the biscuits onto wax/parchment paper for an easy clean up.

The biscuits can be eaten as is or they can be refrigerated until the chocolate hardens.

Enjoy these Riviera Chocolate Luvbites Biscuits with a hot cuppa.

Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.