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A plate filled with melting moments biscuits.

Melting Moments

The famous Australian Melting Moments recipe consists of two soft and buttery (melt in your mouth!) biscuits, sandwiched together with a tangy burst of sweet lemon icing.
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Course: Snacks, sweet
Cuisine: Biscuits/Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 20 serves
Calories: 237kcal
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • Beaters, stand-mixer or Thermomix
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 225 g (1 ½ cups) plain flour
  • 75 g (½ cup) cornflour
  • 250 g butter softened
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 80 g (½ cup) icing sugar mixture

For the filling

  • 120 g butter softened
  • 165 g (1 cup) icing sugar mixture or pure icing sugar
  • 3 tsp lemon rind finely grated
  • 2 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

Conventional Method

  • Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius (fan-forced). Line two baking trays with baking paper.
  • Sift the plain flour and cornflour into a bowl. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add the butter, vanilla extract and icing sugar mixture. Beat with a stand mixer or hand-held beaters until smooth and creamy.
  • Slowly add the sifted flours (in 2-3 batches), mixing between each addition until combined.
  • Roll mixture into 2 level teaspoonful sized balls and place 5cm apart on the prepared baking trays.
  • Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes (do not overcook).
  • Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • To make the filling, beat the butter, icing sugar mixture, lemon rind and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
  • Join two biscuits together with 1tsp of filling.

Thermomix Method

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Line two baking trays with baking paper.
  • Measure the plain flour and cornflour into the Thermomix bowl and sift for 30 seconds, Speed 3, to combine. Place the flour mixture into a separate bowl and set aside.
  • Place the room temperature butter, vanilla extract and icing sugar mixture in the Thermomix bowl. Beat for 30 seconds, Speed 4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 30 seconds or until the mixture is pale, fluffy and smooth.
  • Add the flour mixture and combine on Speed 1, slowly increasing to Speed 4 until smooth and completely combined (if your mixture is too sticky, add a little more flour).
  • Roll mixture into two level teaspoonful sized balls and place 5cm apart on the prepared baking trays. Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork.
  • Press the tops of the balls lightly with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes (do not overcook). Leave to cool on the trays for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • To make the filling, combine the butter, icing sugar, lemon rind and lemon juice for 30 seconds, Speed 4. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix for a further 30 seconds or until pale and smooth.
  • Join two biscuits together with 1 teaspoon of filling.

Notes

RECIPE NOTES & TIPS
  • Use soft icing sugar mixture in the biscuit mixture.
  • For the filling between the cookies, you can use either soft icing sugar mixture or pure icing sugar. I like to use pure icing sugar as it helps to set the filling firmer which holds the biscuits together well. If you use pure icing sugar, then I recommend sifting it to remove any lumps.
  • I like to roll the dough into small balls - as you sandwich two of the biscuits together with the icing you want to ensure that the cookies are small bite size. However you can make bigger, more chunky biscuits, like the cafe style ones, if you prefer, just increase your baking time.
  • Press down lightly on the top of the biscuits with a fork before baking to get that classic lined appearance.
  • Make sure your oven isn't too hot - avoid the biscuits cracking and browning by not over-heating your oven. Also turn the trays partway through cooking for even baking.
  • Don't overcook - these cookies do not take long at all to bake! As all ovens are different, start checking around 12 minutes, although if they are bigger in size, they may take longer than 15 minutes. Melting Moment biscuits will firm on cooling.

Nutrition

Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 18mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 462IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg