Melting Moments

Makes 30

Ingredients:
250 g butter, plus 60 g extra
1 t vanilla
1 1/2 C icing sugar
2 C plain flour
1/3 C cornflour

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees and line a baking tray with paper.
2. Cream butter, vanilla and 1/2 C of icing sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Sift in cornflour and plain flour and combine until soft dough forms.
4. Roll small teaspoons of mixture onto baking tray and flatten with a fork.
5. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and firm. Allow to cool on wire rack.
6. In a large bowl, beat remaining icing sugar and 60 g butter until light and fluffy. Add flavourings for different variations.*
7. Spread flat side of 1 biscuit with 1 teaspoon filling and sandwich together with another. Repeat with remianing biscuits. Dust with icing sugar to serve.

*Variations:
Add the pulp of one passionfruit to icing mixture for a passionfruit filling.
Add 1 T instant coffee, dissolved in 1 T hot water to icing mixture for a coffee-flavoured filling.
Add 1/3 C cocoa and an additional 1/3 C icing sugar to flour mixture for chocolate moments.

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