Frances Bissell

Rose fingerprint biscuits

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 to 3 dozen

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Floral Baker: Cakes, Pastries and Breads
The Floral Baker

By Frances Bissell

Published 2014

  • About

For an easy-to-make biscuit, these are hard to top. Add some ground almonds and fill them with apricot jam for an elegant teatime treat; use lemon zest and lemon curd for biscuits to serve with ice-cream. Or simply fill with strawberry jam for a bedtime treat with a glass of milk. They are equally at home in lunch boxes.

Ingredients

  • 225 g/8 oz/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 50

Method

Grease or line two baking sheets with baking parchment.

Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, add any zest or flavouring at this stage, then fold in the flour with a metal spoon until the mixture combines to a soft dough. Take a small piece of dough and roll it into a generous walnut-sized ball. Place on the baking tray and continue with the rest of the dough, leaving space b