Bourbon Biscuits

Bourbon Biscuits- Homemade Heaven

While browsing I have found a recipe for some lovely, chocolaty, chunky homemade bourbon biscuits! The moment, I saw this bourbon biscuits I decided to bake them. Everyone knows about bourbon biscuit for its chocolate cream filling It surely is a hit amongst kids. I took time out to try the recipe and make the bourbon biscuits. The biscuits came out very well.

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour (maida)

1/4 cup unsalted butter

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp cocoa powder

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp golden syrup OR honey

2-3 tbsps cold milk

Sugar for sprinkling

For filling:

1/4 cup butter

1/3 cup icing sugar

1 tsp cocoa pwd

few drops vanilla essence

 Method:

1 Sieve together flour, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa. Keep aside.

2 In a bowl, cream together butter and white sugar until well blended. Add vanilla essence and golden syrup and combine.

3 Mix in the sieved ingredients with butter mixture and combine to form a soft dough. Add little milk to form the dough.

4 Place butter or plastic wrapping sheet on the work surface, sprinkle some flour and roll the dough into a large roti. Use a knife to cut into rectangle shape pieces. Use a toothpick to prick over the rolled out rectangle. Sprinkle white sugar on top of each rectangle.

5 Grease a baking tray and place each rectangle shaped dough on the tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees C for 14-15 mts or till the edges are toasted. Once baked, the cookie will feel soft on touch but once cool it will harden. Cool for 3 mts before proceeding with the filling.

6 Repeat the process with remaining dough.

Method for the filling:

Mix all the filling ingredients to a smooth paste. Sandwich the biscuits with this chocolate butter icing.

Note:

This recipe shall make around 14-16 bourbon biscuits all together. To enhance the flavor of the filling/icing of the biscuits, you may add 1 tsp coffee essence or 1/2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1 tsp water