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Custard Shortbread Bites That Melt in Your Mouth
Buttery Custard Shortbread Bites that vanish fast
Why you will love and enjoy Custard Shortbread Bites:
They’re buttery, soft, and just sweet enough to make you go back for seconds. Perfect for a quick tea-time treat or a little homemade gift.
Soft golden custard cookies melt in your mouth with every bite. Try them with afternoon tea and see how quickly they disappear.
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Custard Shortbread Bites
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies depending on size 1x
- Category: Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and Tarts
- Method: Easy
Description
These little cookies are easy to make and full of buttery flavor. They make perfect homemade gifts or a cozy tea time snack.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup / ± 12 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
- 1 cup self-raising flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup plain flour, sifted
- 1/2 cup custard powder, sifted
Optional filling: jam, lemon curd, or buttercream
Instructions
- Grab a large bowl and beat 180g butter and 1 tsp vanilla essence with 1/3 cup icing sugar until it’s smooth and creamy. Don’t worry if it looks a bit soft; that’s perfect.
- In a separate bowl, sift together 1 cup self-raising flour, 1/2 cup plain flour, and 1/2 cup custard powder. Make sure it’s all light and airy.
- Stir the dry mixture into the butter-sugar mix.
- Bring it together with your hands if it helps, until it forms a soft dough. It should be slightly crumbly but hold together when pressed.
- Roll small balls of dough (about 1 tablespoon each) and place them on a greased or lined baking tray.
- Press each lightly with a fork; don’t flatten too much, or they’ll lose that shortbread texture.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for 15 minutes.
- Keep an eye on them; they should be lightly golden at the edges, not deep brown.
- Let the cookies cool completely on the tray before handling, as they are very soft and will fall apart.
- You can leave them as singles or sandwich two together with your favorite filling.
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Esme Slabs: SA Tasty Recipes, Saffas Daily Recipes, and EsmeSalon Homemade Recipes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 99
- Sugar: 1.7 g
- Sodium: 64.9 mg
- Fat: 6.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9.8 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 16.1 mg
These Melt-in-Your-Mouth Custard Shortbread Bites are buttery, soft, and slightly crumbly, perfect for afternoon tea. Try pairing them with a cup of tea or coffee for a sweet break any time.
Custard Shortbread Bites are soft, buttery, and melt in your mouth with every bite. Perfect for tea time, gift boxes, or a quick sweet treat, they are easy to make and irresistible to share.
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