Basic Butter Biscuits

Faathimah Variawa
Faathimah Variawa @faathimahvs
Durban, South Africa

Always an Eid table necessity!

Basic Butter Biscuits

Always an Eid table necessity!

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Ingredients

  1. 250g Butter softened
  2. 3/4 cup icing sugar
  3. 1 cup maziena (cornflour)
  4. 1/3 cup oil
  5. Variation #1
  6. 3 tsps cocoa powder
  7. Variation #2
  8. 30mlchopped almonds
  9. Variation #3
  10. 30mlcrushed corn flakes
  11. Variation #4
  12. 30mlchopped mint crisp chocolate
  13. As neededflour

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Beat softened butter and icing sugar until white. Add maziena (cornflour) and oil. *Mix well. Add enough flour to make a soft dough.

  2. 2

    Variations: #1 Add cocoa powder to make a chocolate flavour.

  3. 3

    #2 Add in chopped almonds

  4. 4

    #3 Add crushed corn flakes

  5. 5

    #4 add in chopped mint crisp chocolate. (decorate with melted dark choc and grated mint crisp)

  6. 6

    Roll on floured surface with plastic

  7. 7

    Bake in oven at 180 for +- 12mins or till slightly pinkish colour

  8. 8

    Decorate with melted chocolate

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