Recipe: Biscuit dough

How to Make:
- Use an electric beater to beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Beat in the vanilla. Add the flour, custard powder and milk. Stir until a soft dough forms. Turn onto a well-floured surface and bring together. Shape into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour to rest.
- Preheat oven to 160C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Cut the dough in half. Roll out 1 dough portion on a floured surface until 4mm thick. Use a 7cm star-shaped cutter to cut stars from the dough, re-rolling when necessary. Place on the prepared trays.
- Bake, swapping trays halfway through cooking, for 15 minutes or until light golden underneath. Set aside on the trays to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with the remaining dough.
Time for preparing:
54 min.
Servings:
Advanced
Ingredients:
- 250g butter, at room temperature
- 125g (3/4 cup) icing sugar mixture
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 300g (2 cups) plain flour
- 70g (1/2 cup) custard powder
- 2 tablespoons milk