Name: Lemon melting moments
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 220 gram softened butter; 1/2 cup icing sugar; 2 lemons, zest only; 1/4 cup custard powder; 1/4 cup corn flour; 1/2 cup plain flour; Lemon icing; 30 gram butter, softened; 3 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 3/4 cup icing sugar, sieved; 2 teaspoon lemon curd

Lemon melting moments

We all love these classic cookies, but this lemon curd-inspired filling makes them utterly irresistible. Photography by: bauersyndication.com.au

Serves 8

Makes 12

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

Ingredients

220 gram softened butter

1/2 cup icing sugar

2 lemons, zest only

1/4 cup custard powder

1/4 cup corn flour

1/2 cup plain flour

Lemon icing

30 gram butter, softened

3 tablespoon lemon juice

1 3/4 cup icing sugar, sieved

2 teaspoon lemon curd

Method

Lemon melting moments

1.Preheat the oven to 170ºC. Cream the butter and icing sugar, then add the lemon zest. Sieve the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture and stir.

2.Pipe 24 to 26 small biscuits onto a lined baking tray, 5cm in size.

3.Bake for 15 minutes until lightly coloured. Cool and fill with the following icing.

Lemon icing

4.To make icing, beat butter together with lemon juice. Add the icing sugar and lemon curd. Mix well, producing a smooth, thick icing. Spread the icing over the base of one biscuit. Join to another biscuit to complete.

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