Name: Bourbon Biscuits
Yield: Makes 1½ dozen
Ingredients: 50 g/2 oz castor sugar; 2 level tablespoons cocoa powder; 100 g/4 oz plain flour; ½ level teaspoon baking powder; few drops vanilla essence; 1 level tablespoon syrup; 25 g/1 oz butter; 50 g/2 oz icing sugar; 2 teaspoons cocoa powder; 50 g/2 oz butter

Preparation info

Makes
1½
dozen

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Times Calendar Cookbook

By Katie Stewart

Published 1977

About

Many of the manufactured biscuits that toe buy are not difficult to make at home. Bourbon fingers, for instance, are quite easy to prepare; no special cutters are required, just a good sharp knife.

Ingredients

100 g/4 oz plain flour
½ level teaspoon baking powder

Method

Sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar until soft and light, then beat in the syrup. Stir in half the flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until smooth. Turn the dough out on to a working surface and knead in the remaining flour.

Roll the dough out thinly to about 0.5