Bourbon biscuits - recipe


Bourbon biscuits

  • Prepare

  • Serves
    12

  • Cook

  • Skill
    Easy

4.6

Ingredients

For the biscuits

For the filling

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  1. 1

    In a food processor blend together the flour, butter, cocoa powder, sugar, golden syrup, bicarbonate of soda.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 225g Plain white flour
    • 125g Butter (unsalted) softened
    • 75g Cocoa powder
    • 125g Unrefined golden caster sugar
    • 2 tbsp Golden syrup
    • 1tsp Bicarbonate of soda
  2. 2

    Gradually add the milk until the mixture forms a dough.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 3 tbsp Milk
  3. 3

    Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Unwrap and roll out the dough out to a thickness of 1cm

  5. 5

    Cut out rectangles approximately 3x8cm and using a skewer make the traditional indents on the top of every other biscuit.

  6. 6

    Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and chill the biscuits in the fridge for 30 minutes.

  7. 7

    Preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan gas mark 4).

  8. 8

    Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes then leave to cool.

  9. 9

    To make the filling, blend together the icing sugar, butter, custard powder and cocoa powder.

    For this step you'll need:

    • 100g Icing sugar
    • 75g Butter (unsalted) softened
    • 3 tbsp Custard powder
    • 25g Cocoa powder
  10. 10

    Once the biscuits are fully cooled, pipe the filling and sandwich the biscuits together.

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