Lemon Biscuits (Lemon Fork Biscuits)

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This egg free biscuit recipe produces deliciously short lemon biscuits that can be made even more luxurious with a luscious cream cheese lemon filling.

Servings: biscuits

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Ingredients

For the biscuits / cookies

40 g golden caster sugar
80 g butter - softened
100 g self raising flour
½ lemon - zest
pinch salt - optional, if using unsalted butter

For the (optional) filling

1 tbs full fat cream cheese
1 tbs lemon curd
1 tbs icing sugar - sifted

Instructions

For the biscuits / cookies

Preheat the oven to GM4 / 350°F / 180°C
Using a hand-held or stand mixer, cream the sugar and butter together until pale and fluffy.
40 g golden caster sugar, 80 g butter
Add the flour, lemon zest and salt. Mix well to form a stiff dough.
100 g self raising flour, ½ lemon, pinch salt
Roll into balls of about 2.5 cm and space out on a greased baking tray. Press lightly on each one with a fork to slightly flatten.
Bake for about 12–15 minutes, until pale gold in colour.
Allow to cool on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

For the optional filling

With a fork gently mix all the ingredients together.
Do not over mix as the filling can become very runny, it should be the consistency of mayonnaise. The filling will firm up after a spell in the fridge.
1 tbs full fat cream cheese, 1 tbs lemon curd, 1 tbs icing sugar
Sandwich pairs of the lemon fork biscuits together a teaspoon of filling just before serving.

Notes

To make self raising flour add 1 tsp baking powder to 100g plain flour
Nutrition is per one unfilled biscuit
Once baked store in an airtight tin and eat within 5 days
If filling the biscuits eat them that day. Store unused filling in the fridge in a covered tub for up to 5 days.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.