Vanilla Shortbread Thins

Name: Vanilla Shortbread Thins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes About 20 Biscuits
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 125 g (4½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 325 g (11½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 200 g (7 oz) lightly salted or unsalted butter (or a 50/50 mixture of the two if you like); 200 g (7 oz) lightly salted or unsalted butter (or a 50/50 mixture of the two if you like)

Preparation info

Makes About
20
Biscuits

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

Thin, delicate biscuits, perfect for a chic five-o’clock tea.

Ingredients

325 g (11½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
125 g (4½

Dessert
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

COMBINE THE FLOUR AND SUGAR IN A MIXING BOWL. Mix in the butter with an electric beater, until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Make a well in the centre and pour in the eggs, lightly beaten with the vanilla extract. Mix everything together well.

SHAPE THE DOUGH INTO A LOG WITH YOUR HANDS AND WRAP IT IN PLASTIC WRAP. Let the dough rest for at least 1 hour in the fridge