Melting moments
Ingredients
180 grams salted butter (room temperature)
60 grams icing sugar (sifted)
60 grams custard powder (sifted)
1 teaspoon baking powder
180 grams plain flour (sifted)
Raspberry jam
Buttercream (recipe linked)
Method
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Preheat your oven to 180°C.
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Line two oven trays with baking paper.
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Cream butter for a few minutes in an electric mixer with paddle attachment.
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Add icing sugar and custard powder and mix until combined.
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Sift the baking powder and flour together then add to the dough and mix well. Wrap the dough tightly in glad wrap and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
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Roll out on a lightly floured surface until around 4 millimetres in thickness. Cut into desired shapes using a knife or cookie cutter.
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Bake for 8-10 minutes or until light golden.
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Stand on trays 5 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Match the biscuits into evenly sized pairs, spread one with jam and one with buttercream.
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Sandwich together.