Refrigerator cookies
This basic biscuit recipe is light, buttery and can also be flavoured with chopped walnuts and hazelnuts, orange or lemon zest, ground ginger or almonds
SERVES
50
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
30
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
10
MINUTES
Ingredients
225g butter
225g caster sugar
1 egg
1Â tbsp double cream
300g plain flour
œ tsp salt
1Â tsp baking powder
pure vanilla extract (or lemon juice or ground ginger)
Method
Cream the butter and caster sugar in a bowl, then stir in the beaten egg, cream, flour, salt, baking powder and vanilla extract. Shape the dough into a long roll or rolls, about 5cm (2 inches or smaller if you prefer) in diameter, and wrap in silicone paper or foil. Chill in the fridge until the next day.
Preheat the oven to 190ÂșC.
Cut the dough into thin rounds, no more than Πinch. Arrange well apart on 1 baking tray. Sprinkle them with caster sugar and cook for about 10 minutes in the preheated oven until they are a pale golden colour. Transfer to a wire rack.
There is no need to bake the dough all at once; cut off what you need and put the rest back in the fridge until you fancy another bikki. If you would like different flavours, divide the dough into three, and flavour each mixture differently.
