Custard Cookies Recipes

SIMPLE CUSTARD

Steps:

• Cook and stir milk, vanilla extract, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until simmering. Remove mixture from heat before it comes to a boil.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, and cornstarch together in a bowl until sugar dissolves.
• Set saucepan back over low heat. Pour in egg mixture slowly, whisking constantly, until custard thickens enough to coat the bottom of a spoon, 5 to 10 minutes.

CUSTARD CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream 2 ounces of powdered sugar with the 6 ounces of butter or margarine. Cream well until fluffy.
• Sift the 6 ounces of flour with the baking soda, and custard powder.
• Add dry mixture to the creamed mix and combine well.
• Roll into small balls, and then flatten with the tines of a fork.
• Bake at 325°F on parchment-lined sheet, until bottoms are just turning golden.
• This should be about 8 minutes.
• Remove to cooling rack and cool completely.
• -CREAM FILLING-.
• Combine the last of the 2 ounces powdered icing sugar with the 1 ounce of room temperature butter, until creamy and spreadable.
• Spread frosting on the bottom of one cookie, and top with the bottom of another, to make a filled cookie.
• Note: This recipe is all weighed out measurements.

CUSTARD BISCUITS

Steps:

• Pre heat the oven to 180C.
• Cream the butter and sugar together.
• Add the egg, self raising flour and custard powder. Mix until smooth.
• Roll out on a floured surface and use a biscuit cutter to cut your biscuits.
• Transfer to a non stick baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Once cool two biscuits can be sandwiched together using butter icing or served individually.

VANILLA CUSTARD KISSES COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Brush two 32 x 28cm biscuit trays with melted butter. Line base with paper; grease paper.
• Using electric beaters, beat butter and sugar in a small mixing bowl until mixture is light and creamy. Add th egg yolks one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla essence; beat until combined.
• Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl. Using a metal spoon, fold in sifted custard powder and flours. Stir until ingredients are just combined and the mixture is almost smooth. Press mixture together with fingertips to form a smooth dough.
• Roll 1 level teaspoon of mixture at a time into bowls. Arrange on prepared trays about 5cm apart. Flatten lightly with base of glass to 2.5cm rounds. Bake 12 minutes or until biscuits are golden.
• TO MAKE VANILLA CREAM:.
• Beat butter and essence in a small bowl with a wooden spoon until smooth. Add sugar and milk gradually, stir until well combined and mixture is smooth.
• Stand biscuits on trays for 5 mins, transfer to a wire rack to cool. Spread half the biscuits with filling and sandwich together with remaining biscuits. If you like you can dust biscuits with icing sugar as well.
• Keeps for up to 2 days in an airtight container.