Butter biscuits.

Today I baked crisp biscuits for an afternoon tea. Their flavour is sweet and buttery, with a hint of vanilla.
One biscuit for me one for you...

There is so much fun cutting shapes. But if you don’t have enough time for doing this, there is an easy way to make biscuits quicker.
Shape the dough into a long rectangular "stick" and put it in the freezer for about 35 minutes. Cut the dough into round slices and put them on a baking sheet.

Butter biscuits

Makes 20 cookies

Ingredients:

100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
100g (1/2 cup) powdered sugar (icing sugar)
225g (1 ½ cups) plain flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
1-2 teaspoons milk (extra)

Method:

1. Dice the butter into a big bowl. Add flour, sugar and a bicarbonate of soda.
2. Gently rub in the butter with your fingertips, then bring the dough together into a ball (the mixture forms a soft dough that leaves the side of the bowl and doesn't stick to your hand). If the mixture is a little dry, add an extra 1-2 teaspoons of milk.
3. Enclose with plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C
5.Roll out the dough on a floured work surface (roll to about ½ cm thick). Cut out your favourite shapes with a biscuit cutter and lay on a lined baking sheet.
6.Bake for 15-25 minutes, until light golden. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy :)