For Those Who Like Variety

More Butter Biscuit Recipes

As promised, I am sharing my experiments with different flavours from this versatile biscuit recipe. Those who haven't as yet seen my version of the Earl Grey Tea Biscuit Recipe can find it here.



Basic Mix
1 cup plain flour
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup of icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
100 gm unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon water

Lamington

  

To the basic mix, add 4 tablespoons of cocoa and 4 tablespoons of dessicated coconut, swap the water out for coconut milk, double the quantity of vanilla extract, cut the cookies out and sprinkle a little additional coconut on top.

Banana Caramel Macadmia

 

To the basic mix, add a large handful of banana chips, a large handful of honey coated macadamia nuts, swap the caster & icing sugars out for 1/2 cup of brown sugar, swap the liquid for 2 tablespoons of golden syrup warmed in the microwave until pouring consistency.

Espresso Macadamia

Add 2 tablespoons of instant coffee powder (I used Nescafe Gold Blend here) to the flour mix, add a large handful of unsalted macadamia nuts, reconstitute 2 tablespoons of instant coffee (I used Nescafe Espresso here) in 1 tablespoon of boiling water.

Jaffa

Add 4 tablespoons of cocoa, 4 tablespoons of finely minced mixed peel, swap the water for 1 tablespoon of orange blossom water. (For an added taste sensation, spread top of cookie with marmelade before baking.)

Ginger Beer

Swap the 1/4 cup of icing sugar for a similar amount of Fizz Wizz, add 30 gm powdered ginger, swap the liquid for 2 tablespoons of golden syrup (warmed in the microwave to pouring consistency and added with the liquids).

Ginger Bread (Hot!)

Swap the sugars for 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar, add 65 gm powdered ginger, 4 tablespoons of finely minced mixed peel, swap the water for 2 tablespoons of golden syrup or honey (warmed in the microwave to pouring consistency and added with the liquids), 2 teaspoons of Herbie's Sweet Spices.

To be continued!