Basic Biscuit
Ingredients & Method:
Preheat the oven to warm 160C (315F/ Gas2-3). Line a baking tray with baking paper. Beat together 125gm (4 oz) cubed butter and 1/2 cup (125g / 4 oz) caster sugar until creamy. Add 1 egg and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence and beat well. Sift 1 cup (125g/4 oz) plain flour and 1 cup (125g/4 oz) self-raising flour and fold into form a soft dough. Turn out onto a sheet of baking paper, cover with another sheet and roll out to 5 mm (1/4inch) thick. Using biscuit cutters, cut out shapes and place on the tray. Bake in batches for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack, then spread with Vanilla Icing. Makes about 50 biscuits
Vanilla Icing
Ingredients & Method:
Sift 1 1/4 cups ( 155g/5 oz) icing sugar in a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon cubed and softened butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence and 1-2 tablespoons boiling water. Stir until the mixture is smooth and spreadable. Spread or pipe the icing on biscuits.
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These have come so perfectly baked n the icing colors look really tempting!(where do u get liquid glucose here for sugarpaste? pls let me know the brand.) I liked ur new style of writing down recipe. :)Thks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLooks real crisp and yum! I love iced cookies! Loved the fact that you have used pastel colours :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blue colour.
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ReplyDeleteTempting cute cookies....
ReplyDeleteKids would LOVE these!:)
ReplyDeleteCute looking cookies dressed in blues, swapna :)
ReplyDeleteWow cookies look so cute and adorable!
ReplyDeleteSimply Superb!!!Loved it...
ReplyDeleteThe color combo is so beautiful!!! the biscuits have come out really well!!!
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Esses biscoitos estão lindos, criativos e dando água na boca!...
Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos.
Itabira - Brasil
e look perfect...love the colour too.
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my first visit here and am speechless looking at these beauties.so cute cookies...i can finish them all in one go.
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ReplyDeleteLooks so crisp and yumm. Love the color of the icing too. Thanks Swapna fro dropping by. Have added yours in my blogroll.
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