Monday 18 January 2010

Basic Biscuit with Vanilla Icing


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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16 comments:

  1. 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!

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  2. Looks real crisp and yum! I love iced cookies! Loved the fact that you have used pastel colours :)

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  3. Cute looking cookies dressed in blues, swapna :)

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  4. Wow cookies look so cute and adorable!

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  5. The color combo is so beautiful!!! the biscuits have come out really well!!!

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  6. Olá, amiga!
    Voltei para rever seu cantinho e as novidades...
    Esses biscoitos estão lindos, criativos e dando água na boca!...
    Bom fim de semana!
    Beijinhos.
    Itabira - Brasil

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  7. e look perfect...love the colour too.
    I have an award for you..please accept it from my blog.

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  8. Yumyum yum...
    I would like to pass some awards to you.Please visit my blog and collect it

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  9. my first visit here and am speechless looking at these beauties.so cute cookies...i can finish them all in one go.
    you really have a great place here.

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  10. lovely biscuits.you have a nice blog.you can visit my blog and give ur comments.

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  11. Looks 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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