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Cookies:.
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Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (approx 3 minutes on high).
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Add egg and vanilla and beat quickly to combine.
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Sift together your dry ingredients and stir to combine.
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Add to your mixing bowl and mix on low speed until ingredients are incorporated (they wont be completely mixed at this stage).
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Tip your mix out onto the bench and knead by hand until you have a nice dark brown cookie dough (approx 2-3 minutes).
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Divide dough into 3 portions and wrap each one seperately.
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Chill in the fridge for 30mins 1 hour prior to cooking.
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Once dough is chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees faranheit / 175 degrees celsius.
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Apply a liberal amount of plain flour to your bench and roll your dough out using a rolling pin approx 2-3mm thickness is good.
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Cut circles using a circle cookie cutter (or go crazy and cut shapes!)
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and place onto a baking tray lined with wax / baking paper.
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Bake approx 8-10 minutes until they are just starting to firm in the centre.
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Dont wait for them to get completely hard in the oven as they will firm up more upon standing.
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Allow to stand 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring to a cooling wire.
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Filling:.
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Combine butter and vanilla in your mixing bowl and beat on high speed approx 3-5 minutes until the butter is light and fluffy.
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Add approx 1/3 of your confectioners sugar and beat on high for a further 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
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Repeat with the second third of your sugar, and beat a further 2 minutes.
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Add final amount of sugar and beat for a final 2 minutes if your mixture is too firm, add milk a little at a time.
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If you are happy with the consistency, there is no need to add the milk it is merely there for adjusting the texture and consistency of your finished product.
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Note: A slightly firmer frosting is better for these cookies, as a softer frosting will cause your cookies to go soft quicker and will spill out the sides when the cookies are eaten.
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Makes approximately 24 completed, filled cookies.