Bourbon Biscuit Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cupButter
• 1/3 cupPowdered sugar
• 1/2 tspVanilla essence
• 1 tspHoney
• a pinchBaker's ammonia
• 1 cupMaida
• 1/4 tspBaking soda
• 1 tbspCocoa powder
• as requiredMilk
• 1 tspBaking powder
• 50 gButter (filling)
• 75 gIcing sugar (filling)
• 1 tbspCocoa powder (filling)
• 1 tspVanilla essence (filling)

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter and powdered sugar until pale.

2. 2

   Add ammonia (dissolved in 1/4 tsp water), vanilla and honey.

3. 3

   Sieve maida, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder. Fold into butter mix. Add just enough milk to bring it into a dough.

4. 4

   Roll thin (3 mm). Cut into long rectangles with a cutter — Bourbon shape.

5. 5

   Bake at 160°C for 15–18 minutes. Cool completely.

6. 6

   Filling: beat 50 g butter with 75 g icing sugar until light. Add 1 tbsp cocoa and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat until smooth.

7. 7

   Sandwich two cookies with a thick layer of filling. Optional: prick the top with a fork to mimic the classic Bourbon look.