- 750ml red wine
- ½ cup water
- 70g caster sugar
- 5 whole cloves
- 2 cardamom pods cracked
- ½ lemon, sliced
- 3 star anise
- 2 cinnamon stick
- 250g butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 300g plain flour
- 10g baking powder
- 140g dark chocolate, grated
- 120ml mulled wine
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For the Wine
Put everything into a saucepan and bring to simmer. Cook until it has reduced and has thickened.
For the Cookies
Preheat oven to 180°C lined a oven tray. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well. Add sifted flour, baking powder, then fold in the chocolate, and mulled wine. Spread evenly on the oven tray and bake at 170°C for 10-15minutes. Allow to cool. Cut into shapes and dust with icing sugar.