ICE BOX COOKIES

How cool are these ice box cookies always ready to cook from a minutes notice straight from the ice box (how cool is that!)

Prep time 15 minutes / Cooking time 10 minutes

Ingredients 

(Makes 50)

345g plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp sea salt

200g caster sugar

1 lrg eggs

225g butter

150g cherries or mixed peel

1tsp vanilla paste

Executive Chef Oscar

I just love to cook, food is a gift that makes your friends and family know they are thought of and loved.  

Method

In a large bowl cream the butter until soft and smooth, add the sugar and cream until light and fluffy, add the egg, salt and vanilla and mix to combine, mix the baking powder and salt with the flour and slowly fold in to the creamed butter.

Divide the biscuit dough in half and using parchment paper form the dough in to two rectangle logs.  Wrap in the parchment paper and place in the fridge to chill for at least 3 hours and up to 3 days, or place in the ice box for up to a month.  If cooking from frozen leave the biscuit dough to come up to temperature for 15 minutes before slicing of your biscuits.

To Cook

Pre heat your oven 180 degrees C, baking biscuits from the fridge slice off as many biscuits as you want, place in a baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 minutes until lightly brown, once cooked place on a cooling rack and leave to cool, if you can! 

Ta da the gorgeous finished biscuits, this batch for my nan.