Aussie Melting Moments

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 160 deg Celsius Line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
2. 2
   Beat butter, icing sugar/mixture and vanilla essence with an electric mixer until pale and creamy.
3. 3
   Sift together flour and cornflour, and add to the butter mixture.
4. 4
   Mix together gently with a wooden spoon, and then with your hands.
5. 5
   Use lightly floured hands to roll mix into walnut-sized balls.
6. 6
   Put on trays about 5cm apart, and flatten with a lightly floured fork to about 1cm thick.
7. 7
   Bake for about 15 minutes, swapping trays in oven halfway through (ie. at 7 minutes), until cooked through.
8. 8
   Cool on baking trays.
9. 9
   Filling: Use an electric mixer to beat butter, icing sugar/mixture and cocoa together until well-combined.
10. 10
    Sandwich cooled biscuits together with the filling then lightly dust with icing sugar.
11. 11
    Vary the filling flavour by substituting the cocoa with one of the following:
12. 12
    grated rind of 1 orange.
13. 13
    grated rind of 1 lemon.
14. 14
    1 tbsp of passionfruit pulp.