Melting Moments

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Australia's favourite cafe cookie! Shortbread biscuits joined with lemon buttercream frosting. True to their name, they literally "melt in your mouth"! - N x ❤️

Melting Moments

MELTING MOMENTS:
250g / 2 sticks unsalted butter,* softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup soft icing sugar / powdered sugar, sifted (not PURE icing sugar)
1 1/2 cups plain / all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornflour / cornstarch
LEMON ICING:
100 g/ 7 tbsp unsalted butter , softened
2 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar, sifted (not PURE icing sugar)
2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp lemon juice

1. Beat butter, vanilla and icing sugar until fluffy using a mixer. Fold in flour and cornflour in 3 lots, stirring in with a spatula. Scoop 1 tbsp mounds, roll into balls using lightly floured hands (should make 28). Press to 1 cm / 0.4” thick using lightly floured fork on lined trays. Bake 15 min at 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan) – they should be pale gold, not browned. Cool on tray.
2. Frosting – Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add icing sugar and beat in. Add zest and juice, then beat on high for 2 min until frosting is fluffy and white. Sandwich cookies together using the frosting. Refrigerate 1 hour to set the frosting a bit (else it squirts out), then bring to room temp before serving!

* 250g doesn’t equal 2 sticks of butter (a US measurement) but that’s ok, the cookies still come out perfect because US cup measures are actually a touch smaller than Australian cups (and most of the rest of the world). Made specifically with 2 sticks and US cups and cookies came out perfectly.

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