Now the recipe:
Recipe adapted from Cookies & Biscuits by The Australian Women's Weekly
Ingredients
- 3 cups Self - raising flour (450 gm)
- 125 gms Butter (1/2 cup, refer notes)
- 1/4 cup Milk (60ml)
- 2/3 cup Caster sugar (110 gm)
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- 2 Eggs (room temp)
- Silver edible glitter - to decorate (optional)
- Lemon Icing
- 3 cups Icing sugar (480 gm)
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice (approx)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 C/350 F, 10 mins before baking. Sift flour into medium bowl, rub in butter. Combine milk & sugar in small saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved, add extract; cool 5 -10 mins. Stir combined warm milk mixture and egg into flour mixture. Knead dough on floured surface until smooth.
- Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into 13 cm rope. Twist two ropes together, form into circles; press edges together. Place about 3cm apart on oven trays. Bake about 15 mins. Cool on wire racks. When the cookies are completely cooled drizzle the lemon icing on the cookies.
- Lemon Icing
- Sift icing sugar into a heat proof bowl; stir in enough juice to make a firm paste. Stir over small saucepan of simmering water until pourable.
Notes
Notes: If you haven't made cookie of this shape before, I suggest you watching this video. It will give you an idea about shaping the cookie. I kept the butter at the room temperature for 20-25 mins. My cookie was ready in 10-12 mins. So keep an eye on cookie after 10 mins. If you dont like lemon flavor, you can substitute it with vanilla or any flavor of your choice. Instead of drizzling, I brushed the icing on the cookie with a pastry brush.
Substitution for self raising flour – to get 1 cup self-raising flour, add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder+ 1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup all purpose flour.
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i tried it today……..d dough ws dry nd wouldn roll out properly..it kept on fallin apart……what should i do?
Hi Sachin,
From your comment, I’m guessing the dough wasnt mixed well and the qty of wet ingredients was less. I think that’s why the dough was dry.
Did you cook the sugar and milk, till the sugar melted completely?
Hope it comes out well next time. Happy baking :)
Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
Cheers
Maria
Dear Maria,
i tried out the cookies they were great.
Thanks
Hi Jacob,
Thanks a lot for the comment. Glad that it came out well for you :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I am Kavitha from Noida,Delhi… I am regular vistor of your site.Last day I baked these cookies and my hubby and friends loved it. I used the substitution for self-rising flour…. I think the salt need not be added….Anyways.. Waiting for new recipes!!!
Hi Kavitha,
Thanks a lot Kavitha. Glad to know that your family and friends liked it. Thanks a lot for leaving a comment here :)
Cheers
Maria
cookies look really gr8 !! will try it..
Wishing u and Jose a Merry X’mas !!
Have a nice vacation & Enjoyyy :)
the cukies luk rly pretty n seems apt for the season:)Hav a gr8 vacation!Enjoy!!
Lovely one Maria !!!.. I will try it out today itself :).. Enjoy your vacation and Merry X’mas to you and Jose o/
Pretty and lovely cookies….Happy christmas dear. Enjoy ur vaccation.
Oopssss sorry!! MERRY XMASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS in advance!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Ohhhh they luk damn cute!!!! :D Enjoy yr short vacation dear… Loved d recipe… Take care!!!
Brilliant! I have been eyeing this cookie on the same mag for sometime now! :) Think I should try them!
Have a good vacay! Season’s Greetings to Jose too! :)
Oh..the cookies look so pretty Maria..:).Wish you a happy Holiday and a Merry Xmas too.Hope you guys have a great time..:)