Bourbon Biscuits

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

For the outer biscuits

• 50 gms Butter

• 110 gms Maida

• 1/2 tsp Baking soda

• 15 gms Cocoa powder

• 50 gms Powdered sugar

• 1 tbsp Honey

• 1-2 tsp milk

For the filling

• 25 gms Butter

• 1 tsp Cocoa powder

• 50 gms Icing sugar

• A few drops of Milk (optional)

Instructions

For the biscuits

1. In a mixing bowl cream sugar and butter till pale and airy

2. Add honey and mix

3. Sieve maida, baking soda, cocoa powder and mix this gently into the wet mixture

4. Knead very gently to form a pliable dough, add milk if needed (I needed about 2 tsp)

5. Cover in a cling foil and refrigerate for half an hour (this is to avoid spreading while baking)

6. Place a portion of the dough in between 2 baking sheets and roll into 4 mm thickness

7. Cut rectangle strips of bourbon biscuits size (2-3 cms in breath and 5-6 in length) and line them in a greased tray

8. Make small holes with a fork to resemble bourbon biscuits

9. Keep them in the fridge for another 10 minutes

10. Bake them at 190 degrees C for 10-12 minutes, keeping a strict watch not to burn

11. Cool them completely before filling

For the filling

1. Mix all the ingredients except milk and beat well

2. Add milk only if it is not spreadable

3. Fill in between 2 biscuits, sandwich it and keep aside

Notes

I did not add sugar because I did not know at which stage I should sprinkle it. I must say this tastes exactly like the store bought ones in terms of texture and taste except the crunchiness of the sugar.