Viennese Whirls

Name: Viennese Whirls
Yield: Makes 8
Cuisine: Austrian
Ingredients: Flavourings: 1 drop vanilla extract for vanilla filling or 30 g melted chocolate or cocoa for chocolate filling; Flavourings: 1 drop vanilla extract for vanilla filling or 30 g melted chocolate or cocoa for chocolate filling; 4 tablespoons strawberry jam (for vanilla filling); 4 tablespoons strawberry jam (for vanilla filling); 170 g icing sugar; 120 g butter; Flavourings: 1 drop vanilla extract for vanilla filling or 30 g melted chocolate or cocoa for chocolate filling; Flavourings: 1 drop vanilla extract for vanilla filling or 30 g melted chocolate or cocoa for chocolate filling; 250 g butter, softened; 220 g plain flour; 75 g cornflour; 60 g icing sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Baker's Daughter

By Louise Johncox

Published 2014

About

If you like tea and biscuits, these traditional fancy whirls will be a treat. They remind me of delicate shortbread, the perfect complement to a pot of tea. Viennese whirls are also fun to make as you can experiment with the fillings and decorations. Make them plain or pipe chocolate on top.

Ingredients

250 g butter, softened
60 g icing sugar
½

Europe
Austria
Vienna
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.

Beat the butter and icing sugar together with a wooden spoon, a handheld electric whisk or a freestanding food mixer until the mixture is pale. Mix in the vanilla extract. Sift in the flour and cor