Petits Fours

• ½ lb (225 g) plain flour
• ½ level teaspoon baking powder

These delicious little biscuits look most attractive. Keep them in a tightly lidded tin so that they remain crisp.

Sift the flour and baking powder on to a square of paper and set aside. Place the butter in a mixing bowl and beat well until soft. Add the sieved içing sugar and beat until the mixture is creamy and pale in colour. Gradually beat in the flour.

Divide the mixture in