Shortbread Sandwich Biscuits
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1 hour
These buttery biscuits will simply melt in your mouth. Shortbread biscuits are sandwiched together with a passion fruit icing. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
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Ingredients
Serves: 12
- For the Biscuits
- 250g unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 60g icing sugar
- 190g plain flour
- 60g cornflour
- For the Cream Filling
- 85g unsalted butter, softened
- 80g icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon strained passion fruit juice
Method
Prep:45min ›
Cook:15min ›
Ready in:1hr
- Preheat the oven to 170 C / Gas 3. Grease and line a baking tray with baking parchment.
- To make the biscuits: Beat the butter, vanilla and icing sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Sift together the plain flour and cornflour, then add in two batches, folding through.
- Roll 2 teaspoons of mixture to form balls, place them 3cm apart on the tray and flatten slightly with a fork. (If the dough is sticky, lightly flour you hands.)
- Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the biscuits are pale golden in colour.
- Cool slightly on the tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool fully.
- To make the filling: Blend together the butter, icing sugar and passion fruit juice.
- Sandwich 2 biscuits together with the icing. Dust with icing sugar and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container.
