Vanilla Butter Biscuits

Name: Vanilla Butter Biscuits
Yield: Makes 40
Ingredients: 250 g unsalted butter, diced; ½ tsp salt; 370 g plain flour, plus more to dust; 1 egg yolk; 125 g golden caster sugar; 100 g dark or milk chocolate, broken into pieces; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 large piping bag or freezer bag

Preparation info

Makes
40

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Bake and Decorate

By Fiona Cairns

Published 2011

About

This is a very useful recipe as it is so versatile; it can be rolled quite thinly and holds its shape very well once baked. I used a 7.5cm blossom cutter, but make any shape you prefer.

Ingredients

370 g plain flour, plus more to dust
½ tsp salt
250 g

Method

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and set aside. Cream together the butter and sugar in a large bowl, using a wooden spoon - or in a food mixer - until well combined and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and mix it in well, then work in the flour. Once the mixture comes together as a dough, dust your hands with flour and wrap it in clingfilm. Chill for an hour (or up to a few days if more