Description
Golden Melt-in-Your-Mouth Shortbread Biscuits taste like pure buttery bliss. Bake them for the perfect treat. Try making a batch today and enjoy it warm from the oven.
Ingredients
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- 200 g butter, at room temperature
- 200 ml icing sugar
- 2 extra-large egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 2 cups cake flour
- Extra caster sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 160°C (320°F) or 140°C (285°F) if using a fan-assisted oven.
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- In a mixing bowl, beat 200 g butter, 200 ml icing sugar, and 2 extra-large egg yolks until it’s thick and creamy.
- Add 1 tsp vanilla essence, then fold in 2 cups of cake flour until the dough comes together. It’ll be soft but manageable. Don’t overmix or your biscuits might toughen.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and pop it in the fridge for at least 1 hour. This makes rolling much easier.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough to about 5 mm thick.
- Cut into your favorite shapes, or for a classic look, roll into a round disk the size of a dinner plate. Slice triangles partially through the dough.
- Prick each biscuit with a fork and sprinkle lightly with caster sugar. This gives a beautiful crunch and shimmer.
- Place biscuits on the prepared tray.
- Bake for 13–15 mins until the edges turn golden brown.
Optional: If you made the round disk, remove from the oven while still warm, finish cutting along the partial slices, and dust with icing sugar once cooled
Notes
Created, prepared, tried, and tested by Gail
