Melting Moments Cookiesbiscuits Recipes

RECIPES

Steps:

• Step 1:Preheat the oven to 170°C, 150°C Fan, Gas Mark 4 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment.Step 2:Beat the butter and icing sugar together until they are very soft and creamy.Step 3:Add the vanilla and sift in the flour and custard powder, mix together until you have a soft dough. Step 4:Roll the dough into walnut sized balls, You should get 30. If it helps, weigh them. They should be 20g each.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.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.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.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.

ORIGINAL BE-RO MELTING MOMENTS-AFTERNOON TEA BISCUITS OR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180ºC, 350ºF, Gas Mark 4. Grease two baking trays.
• Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar until very light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla essence or extract.
• Stir in the flour and mix well.
• Roll walnut sized pieces of the mixture into balls and toss in rolled oats or desiccated coconut.
• Cut each glace cherry into quarters, for quarter for each melting moment.
• Place on baking trays, flatten slightly and place a small piece of cherry on each biscuit. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown but NOT dark brown.
• N.B. To help shape "ball" type biscuits, slightly dampen the hands.

MELTING MOMENTS (COOKIES/BISCUITS)

Steps:

• Grease two baking sheets.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk.
• Add the vanilla flavouring, stir in the flour to give a smooth dough and divide into about 24 portions.
• Form each piece into a ball and roll in crushed cornflakes.
• Place the balls on the baking sheets and bake in the oven at 190°C (375°F) mark 5 for 15 - 20 minutes.
• Cool on the baking sheets for a few moments before lifting on to a wire rack.
• VARIATION.
• Instead of cornflakes, use 50 g (2 oz) rolled oats. Press half a glace cherry 8in the centre of each biscuit.

MELTING MOMENTS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preparation 1 Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and set aside. 2 In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, vanilla, and sugar until creamy and combined. 3 Add the cornflour, flour, and salt, and mix to form a smooth, soft dough. 4 Roll the dough into small 0.7oz balls, and place them onto the prepared baking tray. Press them down with the tines of a fork. Freeze until solid - about 10 - 20 minutes. 5 Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until firm and just starting to colour around the edges (they'll still be very pale). Allow to cool for 5 - 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

MELTING MOMENTS COOKIES

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl, cream butter till light; then gradually add the confectioners' sugar and salt.
• Beat this mixture thoroughly, about 3 minutes; gradually add the cornstarch and flour and blend well.
• Form the dough into walnut-sized balls and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Transfer the balls to an ungreased cookie sheet and let stand for 20 minutes or until soft, then make a thumprint on top of each to flatten the cookies.
• Bake for 15-16 minutes or until the cookies are golden on the bottom. Remove to rack to cool.
• While the cookies cool, make the icing. In a small bowl, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, almond extract, and half-and-half until creamy.
• This may be tinted with food coloring.or just left white.
• Ice the cookies when they are completely cooled.
• Store in tins, separated in layers by plastic wrap.