YO-YO BISCUITS

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Delicious, fine texture, buttery biscuits join together with sweet lemony butter cream or chocolate butter cream. Sometimes called Melting Moments here in Australia.

Provided by Hanka

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 12 biscuits

Number Of Ingredients 9

185 g butter, softened
75 g icing sugar
225 g plain flour
75 g custard powder or 75 g cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
130 g butter, softened
165 g icing sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 170°C.
  • Cream butter and icing sugar until light. Add sifted flour and custard powder. Mix well until forms into smooth dough.
  • Roll dough into logs and cut it up into small pieces same size about 30g each.You should have about 24 pieces.
  • Form into balls and place on tray and press with a fork.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes. They should be very pale almost no color.
  • Tip: Don't over bake them they will be dry.
  • For butter-cream:.
  • With electric mixer whip the softened butter with icing sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice and zest and more or less up to your taste.
  • When biscuits are cooled join together with butter cream.
  • Tip: If you prefer chocolate butter cream omit lemon juice and zest and add 2 tablespoons cocoa powder and 1tsp. vanilla extract.

Morshadul Jim
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These biscuits look delicious, but I'm not sure if I have all of the ingredients. I'll have to check my pantry.


Princess Adebukola
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I'm not sure how I feel about the cream cheese filling. I might try making them without it.


Dislike Button (Shmurda)
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These biscuits look like they would be perfect for a party or potluck.


Richard Doamekpor
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I love the name yo-yo biscuits! It's so clever.


Carolyne Kingdom
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I've never heard of yo-yo biscuits before, but they sound delicious. I'll definitely be looking for a recipe to try.


jin luces
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I'm not a big fan of biscuits, but these look really good. I might have to give them a try.


Sewly Khan
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These biscuits look amazing! I can't wait to try them.


Ramzan Chohan
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Not bad, but not great either. The biscuits were a bit too dense for my taste, and the flavor was just okay.


LetMeIn
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These biscuits were a huge disappointment. They were dry and crumbly, and the flavor was bland. I followed the recipe exactly, so I'm not sure what went wrong.


Candice stokes
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I've been making these biscuits for years and they are always a favorite. They're so easy to make and always turn out perfect.


Ali Siaka
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Just made these biscuits and they are delicious! The texture is light and fluffy, and the flavor is perfect. I will definitely be making these again.


Dave Legend
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These yo-yo biscuits were a hit with my family! They were so easy to make and turned out perfectly golden brown. The flavor was amazing - buttery and sweet with a hint of vanilla.