Best Melting Moments Australia Recipes

YO-YO BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
• Line two baking trays with baking paper.
• Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl.
• Add the butter and vanilla essence.
• Beat with a stand mixer or hand-held beaters until smooth and creamy.
• Sift into the bowl the self raising flour, plain flour and custard powder. Stir well to combine.
• Roll mixture into teaspoonful sized balls and place 5cm apart on the prepared baking trays.
• Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just ever so lightly golden.
• Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the filling, beat the butter, vanilla essence and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
• Slowly add the sifted icing sugar, beating well in between additions.
• When the mixture is completely combined and smooth, add one drop of pink food colouring and beat until the colour is evenly dispersed.
• Join two biscuits together with 1tsp of filling.
• Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Line two baking trays with baking paper.
• Measure the self raising flour, plain flour and custard powder into the TM bowl and sift on Speed 3 for 30 seconds to combine. Place the flour mixture into a separate bowl and set aside.
• Place the butter, vanilla essence and icing sugar in the TM bowl. Beat on Speed 4 for approximately 1 minute or until the mixture is pale, fluffy and smooth.
• Add the flour mixture and combine on Speed 1, slowly increasing to Speed 4 until smooth and completely combined (if your mixture is too sticky, add a little more flour).
• Roll mixture into teaspoonful sized balls and place 5cm apart on the prepared baking trays. Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just lightly golden. Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make the filling, combine the butter and icing sugar on Speed 4 until pale and smooth. Add the vanilla essence, lemon juice and one drop of pink food colouring. Beat for 1 minute, Speed 6, or until smooth and fluffy.
• Join two biscuits together with 1 teaspoon of filling.

MELTING MOMENTS (CORNSTARCH COOKIES OR BUTTER COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and confectioners' sugar.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter until smooth and lighter in color. Add the dry ingredients and mix until all of the dry ingredients are incorporated. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C) and shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them onto a parchment paper or silicone mat lined baking sheet with about 2 inches of spacing between the cookies.
• Press down firmly to flatten the cookies using a dampened fork. Bake in the middle of your oven's center rack for 18-20 minutes or until the cookie bottoms just begin to turn a light golden color.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar once cooled (or the sugar will melt) if desired.

MELTING MOMENTS/ AUSTRALIA

Steps:

• Biscuits.
• Beat the butter until light and creamy. Add the powdered sugar and beat until combined. Add the cornstarch, plain flour and vanilla, and mix at slow speed until just blended together. For firmer biscuits, add extra flour at this stage.
• Lightly butter and flour a baking tray and preheat the oven to 325°F
• Make a ball from a level dessert spoon of the mixture and place on the tray, allowing room for the biscuits to spread. Repeat with remaining mixture.
• Dip a fork into some flour, knocking off any excess and make an imprint with the tines, flattening the biscuits a little.
• Place the tray on the centre shelf of the oven and bake slowly until the biscuits are just coloured, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven with a spatula and place the biscuits on cake rack.
• To make icing:.
• Beat the butter with a wooden spoon. Add the powdered sugar and beat until the sugar is almost absorbed with the butter. Add the vanilla and salt and with the addition of a little boiling water, bring to a thick and creamy consistency, balancing with a little more powdered sugar if necessary.
• To finish the biscuits, join 2 biscuits together with a tsp of icing spread with a knife. Return to a cooling rack until the icing is completely set before removing to an airtight container.