Empire Biscuits....Scottish cookie crack
The mere mention of Empire Biscuits at a scottish mafia event and eyes get wide, drool begins forming and foil lined handbags appear....we are so easy , aren't we? I am sharing with all my Auntie Dora's famous recipe, which I have doubled since it didn't make many. I have changed the royal icing recipe so you don't have to wait 20 years for them to dry ... only to have them dent and smear anyway. Scottish mafia.... you know who you are... Enjoy!
You will need all purpose flour, rice flour, eggs, good butter, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, strawberry or raspberry jam and meringue powder (for the royal icing) maraschino cherries and a biscuit cutter.
I also use candy making bottles for the royal icing and jam during cookie assembly, makes it easier and less messy. Cut the tip off the one you use for jam.
Keep in mind you will need 2 of each shortbread biscuit to make each completed cookie.
Auntie Dora's Famous Empire Biscuits
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
1 egg
2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup rice flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Pre heat oven to 350
Cream together sugar and butter. Add egg and mix. Sift dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Mix until blended. Roll out and cut with biscuit cutter and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and place biscuits on rack to cool.
For assembly:
Strawberry or raspberry jam (I think homemade tastes best, but its not necessary)
Maraschino cherries- quartered or halved, your preference , and rinsed. If you do not rinse them after cutting they will bleed into your white icing.
For Royal Icing I use the recipe that comes with the Meringue Powder.
Place half of your cooled shortbread biscuits on parchment lined baking sheets (for easier clean up) . Put dollop, approximately 1 tsp, of jam in center and add another biscuit to make a sandwich cookie.
Pour a rounded swirl of royal icing in center of top biscuit, don't over do it -will spread a bit, and top with a sliver of cherry. Don't wait until you are done with the icing on all the biscuits to place the cherry on top as royal icing can harden quite quickly. Wait for icing to harden....and you are done! Step back and let the stampede begin.
posted by Jewels | July 27, 2014
4 Comments:
She would be proud and honored. From a 1970's newspaper article to a digital blog. Thanks for keeping it going, Jewels. Love the blog!
Great recipe Sue! Can’t wait to try these cookies. I love all the ingredients in them.
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