Lemon And Saltana Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 30 |
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Lovely crunchy cookies! swap the sultanas for chopped nuts or dried fruit to vary the flavour Ingredients:
350g - 12oz plain flour |
1/2tsp baking powder |
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda |
140g - 5oz butter cut into pieces |
175g - 6oz caster sugar |
85g - 3oz sultanas |
100g - 4oz lemon curd |
2 beaten eggs |
for the icing |
100g - 4oz sifted icing sugar |
2 tblsp fresh lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 200C gas 6
2. butter 3 baking sheets
3. sift flour baking powder, soda and salt into a bowl
4. add butter and rub in with your fingers
5. till mix resembles crumbs
6. stir in sugar and sultanas
7. add lemon curd and eggs and mix into a soft dough
8. shape into 30 balls
9. leave plenty of space for spreading
10. slightly flatten tops
11. bake for 12 -15 min until risen and lightly golden
12. leave to cool for 1 min on the baking sheets before transferring to wire wrack to cool completely
13. blend the icing sugar and lemon juice and drizzle over the cookies
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