Ruby's Magic Melting Moments

These are Ruby’s go-to sweet treats when she needs to bring a little magic to her day. She has 2 favourite icing recipes for you to choose from.

INGREDIENTS

• 60g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup icing sugar (135gm)
• 1 TBSP lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon lemon myrtle*
  * Or strawberry gum, aniseed myrtle, kunzea, wattleseed or pepperberry.

METHOD

• Preheat oven to 150°C
• Cream butter, icing sugar and kunzea (or other bushfood) until pale & fluffy
• In a separate bowl, sift custard powder and flour together
• Continue beating butter mixture whilst adding the flour mixture, a couple of tablespoons at a time, until all combined
• Roll into 24 balls*
• With a fork, press down to flatten tops of the biscuits slightly
• Refrigerate the uncooked biscuits for 3-5 minutes, so they hold their shape when cooked
• Spread biscuits out on a baking tray and bake at 150°C for 15-20 minutes until cooked through. Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes
• Make the icing by beating the icing ingredients together until light and fluffy
• Add a teaspoon of icing to 12 of the biscuits and then join with the remaining 12