Sugar Kisses

Besides being cute, these little biscuits are light and delicious. They also are very nice to give as a gift.




Ingredients for Biscuit

1 cup plain flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup (90g) butter
1/4 cup (60ml) light (single) cream
1/3 cup (50g) confectioners' sugar, to dust

Ingredients for Filling
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 table spoon butter, softened
1 tablespoon light (single) cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract/vanilla essence
few drops of red food coloring (or colour of your choice)

Method
Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Mix in the cream and then the softened butter until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined. Dough should be soft and not crumbly at all. Place the dough on a small plate and refridgerate for 30 minutes. Meanwile preheat the oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit or 190 degrees fan-forced oven. Line baking trays with baking paper. After 30 minutes is up, take the dough out of the fridge. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface (use a baking pin/rolling pin that is also lightly floured to help you). Use a 1 and 1/2 inch (4cm) cookie cutter to cut out the cookies (or use a cookie cutter design or your choice that is similar to this size, eg. small love heart, small star, small flower, small circle etc). Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and contuinue cutting out the cookies until all the dough is used. Transfer the cookies to the baking trays, spacing them 1 and 1/2 inches (4cm) apart. Bake until just golden at the edges, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to racks to cool

Method for Filling
Mix confectioners' sugar, butter, cream, vanilla and food coloring of your choice in a bowl. Stick the cookies together in pairs with the filling. Dust with the confectioners' sugar

Notes for Filling
Don't overdo it with regards to the amount of filling you put between the cookies. Remember they are small and don't need that much icing to sandwich them, otherwise it will pour out and get real messy!