Birthday Biscuits
These delicate and delightful Lemon and Strawberry Shortbread Biscuits are a perfect combination of zesty lemon flavor and sweet strawberry goodness. The buttery shortbread base is topped with a smooth lemon icing and a pink strawberry drizzle, making each bite a burst of sweet and tangy flavors that will leave you wanting more. Perfect for afternoon tea or as a treat anytime of the day, these biscuits are sure to be a hit with family and friends.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 250g plain white flour
- 85g golden caster sugar
- 175g unsalted butter , at room temperature, cubed
- 2 tbsp lemon curd
- 250g white icing sugar
- 1 tbsp strawberry conserve (we used St Dalfour)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a food processor. Whizz until the mixture forms crumbs, then pulse a little more until it forms a ball.
- Spread a large sheet of baking parchment over the work surface and turn the dough onto it. Dust with a little flour, then roll out to about the thickness of two £1 coins. Stamp out 24 rounds using a 5cm round fluted cutter, then cut out the middles with the end of a piping nozzle. Carefully peel the rest of the mixture away from the stamped shapes. Lift onto baking sheets and bake for 10 mins until pale golden. Cool on a wire rack.
- Put the lemon curd into a bowl with 2 tbsp boiling water and mix until smooth. Sieve in 175g of the icing sugar; stir together to make a smooth icing. Put the strawberry fruit spread in another bowl and add 2 tsp boiling water, mix, then sieve in the remaining icing sugar.
- Spoon the lemon icing over the biscuits, then drizzle or pipe over the pinky icing. Leave to set for at least 20 mins. Will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight tin, longer if left un-iced.
Cook Time
10M
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Make 24
Nutrition
- Calories: 149 calories
- Fat Content: 6 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 4 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 24 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 16 grams sugar
- Protein Content: 1 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.01 milligram of sodium
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