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Butter biscuits

Butter biscuits on plate with chocolate

Butter biscuits

Name: Butter biscuits
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: Makes 35
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: 165g butter; 100g icing sugar; 1 tsp lemon zest; 250g plain flour; 1 tbsp milk; 100g dark chocolate milk chocolate or white chocolate

Einfach Backen Team

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Makes 35

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 12 mins

plus cooling

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These six-ingredient biscuits are beautifully buttery. Dip them in chocolate and add a dusting of edible glitter for sparkle if you like

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Ingredients

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165g butter
100g icing sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
250g plain flour
1 tbsp milk
100g dark chocolate

milk chocolate or white chocolate

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Method

step 1

Beat the butter with the icing sugar, a pinch of salt and the lemon zest until a smooth.
step 2

Sift in the flour and add the milk, mix to a dough and then knead briefly. Wrap and chill for 1-2 hours.
step 3

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Line 2 baking sheets with baking parchment. Roll the dough out on a floured worksurface to 2mm and cut out different shapes. Arrange the biscuits on the baking sheets, grouping all the same sizes together. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden, then cool completely.
step 4

Melt the chocolate in a microwave or in a bowl set over simmering water. Dip one side of each cookie into the chocolate and leave to cool and set.

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