Melting Moments
Melting Moments are a traditional English biscuit, buttery and crunchy, rolled in oats or coconut. And they have to have a cherry on top.
Servings: 40 biscuits
Ingredients
- 200 g butter, at room temperature
- 150 g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (10ml)
- 250 g self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder (2.5ml)
- Rolled oats or desiccated coconut
- Glacé cherries to decorate
Instructions
Preparation:
- Grease the baking trays if you aren’t using a liner
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan/ gas mark 4/ 350°F
For the Melting Moments:
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together on high. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract
- On slow, mix in the flour and baking powder
- Break off pieces of dough and roll into small balls, then roll in oats or coconut until covered
- Place on the baking tray, spacing them as they will expand a bit, and slightly flatten
- Bake for 20 minutes until just beginning to brown at the edges
- Put half a glace cherry on each biscuit and leave on the baking tray for 15 minutes. Move to a wire rack to finish cooling.