Monte Carlo Cookies!

Perfect for a special occasion to wow your friends or just for a treat!

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Ingredients

Instructions

STEP 1:

cookies

For the cookies

STEP 2:

bread
butter
flour
rum
sugar
vanilla

1) put the flour into a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add sugar, egg yolk and vanilla and mix to form a dough.

STEP 3:

flour

2) knead the dough lightly on a floured work surface until smooth. Shape dough into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

STEP 4:

3) heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Grease two baking sheets.

STEP 5:

flour

4) roll out the dough on a flour surface until approximately 5mm thick, then cut into rounds with a 6cm cookie cutter.

STEP 6:

cookies

5) place cookies on baking sheets and bake for 12-15 minutes until pale golden. Cool for a few minutes on baking sheets then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

STEP 7:

STEP 8:

for the filling:

STEP 9:

butter
sugar

1) beat the butter until soft and then beat in the icing sugar.

STEP 10:

cookies
jam

2) spread a little jam on half of the cookies, then place a small blob of the icing on top. Gently press the remaining cookies on top.

STEP 11:

sugar

3) sift over a little icing sugar to finish!