Empire Biscuits

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 ounces margarine
• 3 ounces icing sugar
• 4 ounces plain flour (all-purpose )
• 4 ounces cornflour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 ounces icing sugar (confectioners )
• milk or water, a little to mix
• dried cherries or colored sprinkles

Recipe

• 1 pre heat the oven to 350 degrees f or 175 c.
• 2 put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until they are well combined and you have a soft dough. using your hands to mix is the best way.
• 3 turn the dough out on to a floured surface and gently roll the dough out to about 1/4inch thickness. cut into rounds using a cookie cutter. place them on a lightly grease baking tray.
• 4 bake for about 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the cookies and your oven. my 3 inchers take 15 minutes. they should be a light golden brown.
• 5 allow to cool on the tray for about 5 minutes, to let them firm, then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 6 sandwich a teaspoon of jam between two cookies, and repeat with the remaining cookies.
• 7 in a small bowl, mix the icing sugar with a little water or milk to make a spreadable consistency. spread on top of the sandwiched cookies.
• 8 top each cookie with a cherry or decoration of your choice.
• 9 leave until icing has set, then enjoy!