Cinnamon Shortbread Biscuits
This is a lightly spiced cinnamon shortbread, an adaption of a classic Scottish shortbread biscuit. Easy to make, with only a few ingredients, but the end result is a delicious biscuit with a lovely crumbly and buttery texture. Perfect with a cup of tea.
Sieve <quantity>220<unit>g</unit></quantity> all-purpose flour and <quantity>220<unit>g</unit></quantity> corn flour into a bowl
Sift and add <quantity>140<unit>g</unit></quantity> caster sugar and a mixture of <quantity>2½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of cinnamon powder and <quantity>½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of five spice powder
Mix to combine
Grate <quantity>340<unit>g</unit></quantity> of chilled butter directly into the bowl and coat it with the dry ingredients
Rub the butter onto the dry ingredients until fully combined. No large lumps of butter should remain, and the mixture should resemble a sandy texture
Pour into a <quantity>23<unit>cm</unit></quantity> x <quantity>33<unit>cm</unit></quantity> non-stick baking tray. Press into a smooth and even rectangle that goes all the way to the edges of the tray
Place in the refrigerator and chill for 30m until firm
Preheat the oven to <temperature>140<unit>°C</unit></temperature>
Bake for 10m until the dough comes together. Turn off the oven
Pierce the dough with a fork
Return the tray to the oven for another 1h to bake completely with the residual heat
Cut into finger-shaped biscuits. Let it cool down completely
Sprinkle a mixture of <quantity>½<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of cinnamon powder and <quantity>1<unit>tbsp</unit></quantity> of caster sugar over the biscuits
Decorate with melted chocolate to taste. The cinnamon shortbreads biscuits are ready
Merry Christmas!
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