Star Wars Day has come back around and I have a fun recipe for you! Perfect for getting the kids involved or for a themed party! Remember to tag me in your recreations!

Ingredients - Cookies

• 150g Golden Caster Sugar

• 1 Egg

• 150g Unsalted Butter (room temp)

• 1 Cap Vanilla Essence

• 200g Plain Flour

• 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder

• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

• 20g Cacao Powder

• 150-200g Chocolate Chips of your choice

Ingredients - Chocolate Buttercream Icing

• 100g Unsalted Butter (room temp)

• 50g Dark Chocolate

• 150g Icing Sugar

• 1 cap Vanilla Extract

• (optional) Milk

• 1 Tablespoon Cacao Powder

Method - Cookies

Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees Celcius. Beat the sugar and butter together.

Step 2 - Add the egg and flour and mix.

Step 3 - Add the salt, baking powder, vanilla essence, and cacao powder and mix.

Step 4 - Pour in the chocolate chips and fold the mixture.

Step 5 - Optional - Refrigerate for up to 24hours for the flavour to develop.

Step 6 - Roll the dough out on parchment paper and use a human-shaped cookie cutter. Place cookies on separate parchment paper.

Step 7 - Bake cookies for 7-9 minutes. After, let cool completely. In the meantime, prepare the buttercream.

Method - Buttercream

Step 1 - Mix the icing sugar and butter.

Step 2 - Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water on the hob and add to the mixture.

Step 3 - Add the cacao powder and vanilla extract into the mixture and mix. If it’s stiff, add a splash of milk to loosen.

Step 4 - Pipe the icing onto the cooled cookies and decorate with optional balls to make Chewie’s bandolier.