"amerikaner" (german Vanilla Biscuit)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g butter, softened
• 100 g sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 200 g flour
• 50 g starch (e.g.cornstarch)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 8 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1 lemon, juice of

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 180°c/350°f.
• 2 in a big bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla. little by little add the milk and the eggs.
• 3 in a second bowl mix flour, baking powder and starch. add to the butter-mixture and stirr in until just blended.
• 4 using 2 tablespoons drop 6 heaps of dough onto each paper-lined baking sheet (you will need 2). make sure to leave enough space in between the heaps as dough will spread during baking.
• 5 bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. transfer to a wire-rack and allow to cool.
• 6 if using the glaze stir together icing sugar and lemon juice and spread this onto the even side of the amerikaner.
• 7 idea: for children you can spread the curved side of the biscuit with a chocolate icing and stick slivered almonds into them to make them appear like little hedgehogs. :).