Butter Biscuits

Line a baking tray with baking paper or wax paper & set aside.

Sift the all purpose flour.

Sift the corn flour (maziena).

Make sure the butter / margarine is at room temperature & add it to a mixing bowl.

Add in the icing (confectionery) sugar.

Cream the butter / margarine & the icing (confectionery) sugar until pale white in colour. This can be done by hand using a wooden spoon or with an electric mixer.

Add in the salt, vegetable oil & the vanilla essence.

Thereafter, add in the sifted corn flour (maziena).

Then add in the sifted all purpose flour.

Roughly mix using a wooden spoon.

Next, use your hands to bring the dough together.

This dough can be rolled out & shaped as desired or it may be added into a biscuit (cookie) gun to create beautiful shapes. My biscuit gun however refused to work so I improvised.

Pinch off a small portion of the dough & roll into balls.

Place the balls onto a counter top.

Take a stencil (I have used one that came with my biscuit gun) & place it over a ball of dough.

Gently press the stencil down.

Carefully lift out the stencil & you’re left with a cool design.

Continue the same process for the rest.

You may use as many designs as you desire.

Place them onto the lined baking tray.

Add sprinkles if desired.

Bake them for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven at 180° Celsius.

Carefully remove the biscuits from the hot tray onto a cooling rack & allow them to cool for a few minutes.

Plate & serve.

Store these Butter Biscuits in an airtight container for up to a month.