Chocolate amaretto sandwich biscuits with fresh cherries

Name: Chocolate amaretto sandwich biscuits with fresh cherries
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 120g caster sugar; Pinch of salt; 200g butter, chopped; 1 egg yolk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Title:For the filling; 3 tsp amaretto (or other liqueur); 25g soft butter; 90g icing sugar; Title:For serving; 250g dark chocolate, melted; Gold leaf, optional; Fresh cherries, to serve

Lynne Mullins

October 19, 2011

Chocolate amaretto sandwich biscuits with fresh cherriesJennifer Soo

Time:< 30 mins

There are lighter alternatives to rich Christmas puddings, still festive but fresher, with a delicate touch. Try the following recipes sprinkled with silver cachous or gold leaf for an opulent accent.

Ingredients

250g plain flour
120g caster sugar
Pinch of salt
200g butter, chopped
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Title:For the filling
3 tsp amaretto (or other liqueur)
25g soft butter
90g icing sugar
Title:For serving
250g dark chocolate, melted
Gold leaf, optional
Fresh cherries, to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 160C. Combine flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
Add yolk and vanilla and process until mixture forms a ball. Roll dough between two sheets of baking paper to 5mm thick, then cover and rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until firm. Using a 7cm star-shaped cutter, cut out 24 shapes. Place biscuits on baking paper-lined oven trays and bake for 10-12 mins or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.
For the filling
Beat amaretto, butter and icing sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Sandwich biscuits together with teaspoonfuls of filling.
To serve
Half-dip biscuits into melted chocolate and rest on a wire rack. With tweezers, decorate with a little gold leaf, then rest until set.
Serve two biscuits with cherries on the side.