Recipe
You'll melt for these melting moments with vanilla filling
This melting moment recipe is delicate, buttery, and oh-so-worth it.
By Chrissy Glentis
Melt in your mouth, buttery soft shortbread cookies – this recipe is so moreish, you will need all your willpower to not eat them all in one sitting (speaking from experience).
The shortbread is very light, so handle the biscuits with care when sandwiching them together, as they can break easily – but these delicate treats are so worth the effort!
Ingredients to make melting moments with vanilla filling recipe
Serves 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Makes: 16
Shortbread
170 g (6 oz) butter, softened
30 g (1 oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar, plus extra for dusting
1½ cups (220 g) gluten-free plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting
30 g (1 oz) cornflour (cornstarch)
2 teaspoons xanthan gum (omit if using regular flour; see page 162)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Filling
1 cup (120 g) icing (confectioners’) sugar
60 g (2 oz) butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
How to make melting moments with vanilla filling recipe
Preheat the oven to 160˚C (325˚F). For the shortbread, add the butter and sugar to a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and cream together until thick and pale, about 5 minutes.
Sift in the flours and add the xanthan gum (if using) and vanilla extract. Gently mix until a soft dough forms.
Take two teaspoons of the dough and roll into balls, then place on a lined baking tray. Once rolled, gently press with a fork to flatten. Bake for 10–12 minutes – they will look pale but they will be cooked. Allow to cool completely, as they are very crumbly when warm.
While the shortbread is cooling, cream all of the filling ingredients together in a stand mixer or by hand in a bowl until pale and the sugar has dissolved, about 5–8 minutes.
Sandwich the cookies together using about 1 teaspoon of the filling for each cookie. Be gentle when doing this, as the cookies are incredibly light and break easily. Finally, dust with a little extra icing sugar to finish.
Citro food tip
Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. They will soften a little over time, but they’ll still be delicious!
This is an edited extract from Always Delicious Low-FODMAP Kitchen by Chrissy Glentis, photography by Armelle Habib. Murdoch Books RRP $39.99.
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