Melody Teh

Food & Wine

Sugar biscuits

Sugar biscuits

If you’re craving something sweet, this simple sugar biscuit recipe is almost too easy to make!

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup of softened butter
  • ½ cup of Copha vegetable shortening, melted
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups of plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon of baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon of bi-carb soda
  • Sugar for decorating

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C.
  2. Combine butter, shortening and sugar in a bowl. Mix until fluffy.
  3. Add vanilla and egg and mix.
  4. Add flour, baking powder and bi-carb soda and mix thoroughly to form a batter.
  5. Roll batter into small balls, place on a lined baking sheet, and flatten.
  6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes and top with sugar while still warm.

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