Good treats come to those who wait...

Tonight I bring you another recipe from my lovely mum. 

This is a true labour of love - it took me a good few hours to make these babies on Saturday. The actual recipe is a breeze and you can mix up the dough and make the icing in half an hour - it's the rolling of the dough into 170 (yes, 170!) little balls that is time consuming.

But believe me when I tell you that these melt-in-the-mouth biscuits are worth the effort. If you've got a bit of time on your hands (and have a few episodes of Smash to catch up on), then do yourself a favour and get rolling!

I think these are a great idea for gifts and they would make sweet party favours (if you can possibly allow yourself to share, of course!).

Custard Biscuits

Biscuits:

340g (375ml) butter

100g (200ml) icing sugar, sifted

5ml vanilla essence

325g (625 ml) cake flour

175g (350ml) custard powder

20ml baking powder

Pinch salt

Butter icing:

250g icing sugar

125g butter

5ml vanilla essence

Biscuits method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 180C. Cream the butter and icing sugar together.
2. Add the vanilla essence and mix well. Sieve dry ingredients together.
3. Mix in with the butter and sugar mixture and knead to a smooth dough. Shape dough into even size round balls (slightly bigger than a big pea). 
4. Place on a greased baking sheet and press down slightly with a fork. Leave enough space between dough balls for biscuits to spread and rise.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until straw-coloured and crisp. 
6. Remove from oven and leave to cool on baking sheet.

Butter icing method: 

1. Beat the icing sugar, butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. The longer you beat, the lighter and fluffier the icing will become.

Sandwich biscuits with butter icing and enjoy.