Melting Moment Cookies

2 x baking trays and 2 x mixing bowls

BISCUITS
125g Doves Farm Organic Cornflour
50g icing sugar
½ tsp Doves Farm Baking Powder
75g butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
cornflour for dusting
butter, for trays

LEMON FILLING
50g butter
1 tsp lemon rind, grated
1 tsp lemon juice
100g icing sugar

1. Pre-heat the oven and rub butter around the inside of two baking trays or insert a baking liner.
2. Measure the cornflour, icing sugar and baking powder into a bowl, stir to combine and sieve into a mixing bowl to ensure thorough mixing.
3. Chop the butter into the bowl and using a fork or pastry cutter, mix until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
4. Break the egg into another bowl, add the vanilla extract and beat together.
5. Add just enough egg mixture to the mixing bowl to bring together a smooth soft dough.
6. Lightly dust the work surface with cornflour, put the dough in the middle, cut it into 24 pieces and roll each in a small ball.
7. Transfer the balls to the baking trays, dust the palm of your hand with cornflour and flatten the balls into 5cm/2” inch diameter circles.
8. Gently press the back of a fork onto each biscuit to make ridges then chill the biscuits for 5 minutes.
9. Bake for 14-16 minutes then leave to cool on the oven trays.
10. To make the filling, put the butter into a bowl and beat to soften. Add the sugar, finely grate the lemon rind into the bowl, add the lemon juice and icing sugar and stir to combine.
11. Spread some lemon filling over the base of half of the cold biscuits, then press another biscuit on top.