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Melting Moments

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Quick and easy

11 Reviews

Total Time
27m
Prep Time
15m
Bake Time
12m
Serves 15
Serves 15
easy
Easy

About the bake

These scrumptious melt-in-the-mouth shortbread cookies whilst a bit of a retro bake, they will always be a firm favourite at any coffee morning or lazy weekend on the sofa with a cuppa.

Find otu below how to make our delicious melting moments biscuits.

9 ingredients8 steps
  • Egg-Free Recipes
  • Nut Free
  • Vegetarian

Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 170°C, 150°C Fan, Gas Mark 4 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment.

  2. Step 2

    Beat the butter and icing sugar together until they are very soft and creamy.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 185gButter (unsalted) (room temperature)
    • 90gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
  3. Step 3

    Add the vanilla and sift in the flour and custard powder, mix together until you have a soft dough. 

    Ingredients for this step

    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
    • 225gAllinson's Plain White Flour
    • 25gCustard powder
  4. Step 4

    Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, You should get 30. If it helps, weigh them. They should be 20g each.

  5. Step 5

    You will need to bake them in batches, as they will spread a little. Place 9 on each tray, well spaced a press them with the tines of a fork.

  6. Step 6

    Bake in your preheated oven for 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the tray and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

  7. Step 7

    To make the icing beat together all the ingredients until light and smooth. If you can, use an electric mixer and beat for 5 minutes.

    Ingredients for this step

    • 125gUnsalted butter (softened)
    • 250gIcing sugar (sifted)
    • 2 tbspMilk (whole)
    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
  8. Step 8

    When the biscuits are cool you can fill them. Using a piping bag pipe a small amount of icing on 15 biscuits and then use the remaining 15 to make sandwiches.

Ingredients

  • For the Biscuit

    • 185gButter (unsalted) (room temperature) 
    • 90gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar 
    • 25gCustard powder 
    • 225gAllinson's Plain White Flour 
    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract 
  • For the Filling

    • 125gUnsalted butter (softened) 
    • 250gIcing sugar (sifted) 
    • 2 tbspMilk (whole) 
    • 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste 

Nutritional information per 53g serving

  • Energy 305cal
  • Fat 17g
  • of which Saturates 11g
  • Carbohydrates 35g
  • of which Sugars 23g
  • Protein 1.7g
  • Salt 0.03g

11 Baker Ratings

Fantastic recipe and taste absolutely delicious. My granddaughter enjoyed making and eating them

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I like these just as biscuits without the filling. My favourite in fact x

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