Ingredients
For the Dough:
Unsalted butter
Salt
Caster sugar
Icing sugar
Egg yolks
Plain flour
Vanilla extract
Decoration:
Caster sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, caster sugar, and icing sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Stir in vanilla extract. Add egg yolks one at a time, each with a spoonful of flour, mixing well after each addition.
- Fold in the remaining flour with a metal spoon until the dough clumps together.
- Bring dough into a ball, then roll it out to about 1 cm (½ inch) thick.
- Cut out rounds using a 2¼-inch cutter and arrange on lined baking sheets, leaving space between.
- Chill the trays with biscuits for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 190°C / 375°F / 170°C fan / Gas 5.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool on the tray for 2 minutes, dust with caster sugar, then transfer to a wire rack to cool fully.
Notes
- Add lemon or orange zest for a citrus twist.
- Dip cooled biscuits in melted chocolate for a decorative finish.
- Roll dough edges in coarse sugar before baking for extra crunch.
- Swap vanilla for almond extract for a nutty flavor.
- Use themed cutters for holidays or special events.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
