Butter Biscuits

We only like a biscuit with our time, so why not make your own! These Dutch Butter Biscuits are really easy to make, they only takes 35 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook so you will eating them with a cup of tea in no time!

Ingredients

• 3 oz butter (87.5 g)
• 2.5 oz sugar (70 g)
• Pinch of salt
• 3.5 oz cake flour (100 g)
• The finely grated zest of one lemon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg yolk to brush

Method

1. Beat the butter, sugar and a pinch of salt until light and fluffy. Add the flour, lemon zest and vanilla.
2. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and rest for half an hour. Preheat the oven to 356 degrees F (180 degrees C). Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. When the dough is done resting, press the dough into a rough square shape on the parchment paper with the palms of your hands. It needs to be roughly a 1/2 inch thick (1 cm).
4. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until the top goes slighlty brown. (Be careful, it burns quickly!)
5. Remove from the oven, immediately cut into squares, and allow to cool on the baking sheet.

Makes about 25 pieces.

(Source: About.com)