Vanilla Custard Kisses Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 125 g unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• 1/3 cup custard powder
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 3/4 cup self-rising flour
• 40 g unsalted butter, softened
• 2/3 cup icing sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c brush two 32 x 28cm biscuit trays with melted butter. line base with paper; grease paper.
• 2 using electric beaters, beat butter and sugar in a small mixing bowl until mixture is light and creamy. add th egg yolks one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. add vanilla essence; beat until combined.
• 3 transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl. using a metal spoon, fold in sifted custard powder and flours. stir until ingredients are just combined and the mixture is almost smooth. press mixture together with fingertips to form a smooth dough.
• 4 roll 1 level teaspoon of mixture at a time into bowls. arrange on prepared trays about 5cm apart. flatten lightly with base of glass to 2.5cm rounds. bake 12 minutes or until biscuits are golden.
• 5 to make vanilla cream:.
• 6 beat butter and essence in a small bowl with a wooden spoon until smooth. add sugar and milk gradually, stir until well combined and mixture is smooth.
• 7 stand biscuits on trays for 5 mins, transfer to a wire rack to cool. spread half the biscuits with filling and sandwich together with remaining biscuits. if you like you can dust biscuits with icing sugar as well.
• 8 keeps for up to 2 days in an airtight container.