Ingredients:
• 1 cup – all-purpose Flour/Maida
• 1/3 cup – Sugar
• 1/4 cup – Butter
• 1/4 cup – baking soda
• 1 tsp – Honey (optional)
• 1 tsp – baking powder
• 3 tsp – cocoa
• 2 tsp – vanilla essence
• 3 to 4 tbsp – cold Milk
• For filling (Butter icing):
• 1/4 cup – Butter –
• 1/3 cup – icing Sugar
• 1 tsp – cocoa
• Vanilla essence – a few drops
Method:
- Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
- Add essence, honey and baking soda. Blend well.
- Sieve the flour with cocoa and baking powder.
- Mix the flour to the creamed mixture and form a soft dough.
- Add cold milk to this dough.
- Roll out the prepared dough on a board (You may use some flour for dusting).
- Cut into rectangles with a biscuit cutter or a knife to cut.
- Prick on top of the cut shapes with a toothpick and sprinkle sugar.
- Place on a greased and floured baking tray.
- Bake at 355 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool it for 2 minutes before using the filling.
- For the filling:
- Mix all the filling ingredients to a smooth paste.
- Sandwich the biscuits with this chocolate butter icing.
Recipe courtesy of nithya