YO-YO BISCUITS
Classic melt-in-your-mouth yo yo biscuits with a sweet creamy filling. These soft and crumbly custard cookies are inspired by the original CWA recipe.
Provided by Lucy - Bake Play Smile
Categories Biscuits
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced).
- Line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl.
- Add the butter and vanilla essence.
- Beat with a stand mixer or hand-held beaters until smooth and creamy.
- Sift into the bowl the self raising flour, plain flour and custard powder. Stir well to combine.
- Roll mixture into teaspoonful sized balls and place 5cm apart on the prepared baking trays.
- Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just ever so lightly golden.
- Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling, beat the butter, vanilla essence and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
- Slowly add the sifted icing sugar, beating well in between additions.
- When the mixture is completely combined and smooth, add one drop of pink food colouring and beat until the colour is evenly dispersed.
- Join two biscuits together with 1tsp of filling.
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Measure the self raising flour, plain flour and custard powder into the TM bowl and sift on Speed 3 for 30 seconds to combine. Place the flour mixture into a separate bowl and set aside.
- Place the butter, vanilla essence and icing sugar in the TM bowl. Beat on Speed 4 for approximately 1 minute or until the mixture is pale, fluffy and smooth.
- Add the flour mixture and combine on Speed 1, slowly increasing to Speed 4 until smooth and completely combined (if your mixture is too sticky, add a little more flour).
- Roll mixture into teaspoonful sized balls and place 5cm apart on the prepared baking trays. Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until just lightly golden. Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the filling, combine the butter and icing sugar on Speed 4 until pale and smooth. Add the vanilla essence, lemon juice and one drop of pink food colouring. Beat for 1 minute, Speed 6, or until smooth and fluffy.
- Join two biscuits together with 1 teaspoon of filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 kcal, Carbohydrate 22 g, Protein 1 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Sodium 81 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 14 g, ServingSize 1 serving
YOYO COOKIES
I found this recipe on the net per request, and it was posted first by "Alma." Fill with vanilla custard, or apricot jam....
Provided by Diana Adcock
Categories Dessert
Time P1DT10m
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix shortening, brown sugar, and eggs together thoroughly.
- Stir in honey and vanilla.
- Sift together flour and baking soda and stir into creamed mixture.
- Chill overnight.
- Roll into balls and flatten out with a fork on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in a preheated, 350* oven for 10-12 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.5, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 11.8, Sodium 76.6, Carbohydrate 17.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 8.5, Protein 1.6
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