Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Iced Cookies - Date and Orange - Perfect Combo

115 gms butter 
¼ cup sugar
2 tablespoons condensed milk
3/4 cup flour,
1/4 cup cornflour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt

1/2 cup chopped dates (about 14 dates)
1/2 cup chopped candied peel

Makes around 24 cookies

Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy
Add condensed milk
Mix Dates and Peel with sifted flour, cornflour, salt and baking powder
Then add to the butter mix
Blend well

With a teaspoon make little balls
Place on baking paper on a baking tray
Squash down with a floured fork
Pop into the fridge for about 30 minutes to chill the dough

Meanwhile Heat Oven to 170C
Cook for 8 - 10 minutes till just starting to brown
To Ice
1 cup Icing Sugar sifted
2 tablespoon butter  softened
1 tablespoon boiling water to help the butter mix in
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest

Add boiling water and lemon juice and zest
If it is too dry, add more lemon juice

Mix well and ice the cookies
Got a 10/10 for these  ✅✅✅

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