Name: Cherry almond shortbread
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2/3 cup (110g) icing sugar mixture; 1 cup (150g) plain flour; 1/4 cup (35g) rice flour; 2 tablespoon cornflour; 1 tablespoon milk; 1/4 cup (60g) chopped glace cherries; 1/4 cup (20g) chopped flaked almonds

Cherry almond shortbread

Gather your friends for a cup of tea or coffee with these delicious shortbread bikkies filled with glazed cherry pieces and flakes of almond.

Makes 40 Item

Prep

25M

Ingredients

125 gram butter, chopped

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2/3 cup (110g) icing sugar mixture

1 cup (150g) plain flour

1/4 cup (35g) rice flour

2 tablespoon cornflour

1 tablespoon milk

1/4 cup (60g) chopped glace cherries

1/4 cup (20g) chopped flaked almonds

Method

1.Beat the softened butter, vanilla and icing sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fully. Stir in the combined sifted flours in two batches, then the milk, glace cherries and almonds; mix well.

2.Divide mixture in half. Kneed each half on lightly floured surface until smooth, then roll each half into a 28cm log. Wrap each log in banking paper, place on a tray and refrigerate for about 1 hour or until firm.

3.Preheat the oven to moderately slow (160°C/140°C fan -forced). Cut the logs into 1cm slices and place 3cm apart on greased oven trays. Bake in moderately slow oven for about 13 minutes or until a pale golden colour. Cool on trays.

Suitable to freeze, baked or unbaked. Not suitable to microwave.
Note

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