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Melting Moments

Shortbread biscuits sandwiched with lemon icing. Melting Moments are a timeless Australian cafe favourite! True to their name, they literally “melt” in your mouth. They are delectable!

Ingredients:

 

Melting moments:

  • 250g (2 sticks + 1 tbsp) unsalted butter , softened 
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup soft icing sugar / powdered sugar , sifted (not PURE icing sugar)
  • 1 1/2 cups plain / all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cornflour / cornstarch

 

Lemon icing:

  • 100g / 7 tbsp unsalted butter , softened
  • 2 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar , sifted (not PURE icing sugar)
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

 

Passionfruit icing:

  • 80g / 6 tbsp unsalted butter , softened
  • 2 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar , sifted (not PURE icing sugar)
  • 4 tbsp fresh passionfruit pulp
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method:

 

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line 2 trays with paper.
2. Cream butter – Place butter, vanilla and icing sugar in a bowl. Beat for 1 minute until smooth and fluffy (start on low to avoid an icing sugar cloud-storm).
3. Dry in 3 lots – Stir in cornflour and flour in 3 lots using a rubber spatula. (ie add 1/3 of flour + cornflour, stir in, repeat twice more).
4. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the mixture onto the trays (cookie scoop handy here), then roll into balls using lightly floured hands (to prevent it from sticking). You should have 24 – 28 balls.
5. Bake – Press down into 1 cm thickness using a fork. Bake for 15 minutes, switching the trays at the 10 minute mark. Fully cool on trays.
6. Sandwiching – Pipe frosting onto half the melting moments, then sandwich with remaining cookies.
7. Set – Refrigerate for 1 hour to set the frosting (else it’s so soft, it squirts out!). Then remove from the fridge 30 minutes prior to serving.

Lemon icing:

1. Cream butter – Place butter in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium high for 1 minute until smooth and fluffy. Add 1/3 of the icing sugar, then beat in starting on low and increasing to high (to avoid snow-storm!). Repeat another 2 times.
2. Beat 2 minutes – Add lemon zest and juice. Then beat on high for 2 minutes until fluffy. Transfer to piping bag, snip end off to make a 1cm hole. Use per recipe.

Passionfruit icing:

Same method as above for lemon icing.

Recipe by Recipe Tin Eats

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