Desserts
Lancashire Cookies
A simple, tested Lancashire biscuit recipe you can make at home. You can choose colors or flavors to add to the dough to tailor Lancashire biscuits to your taste.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup starch
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- Vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Food coloring
Method
- Cream the butter with sugar until you obtain a creamy mixture...
- Add the eggs one by one with the vanilla and continue beating... Finally add the flour, starch, baking powder, salt, and food coloring...
- Mix well and let the dough rest for 10 minutes, then shape into small rounds and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C.Timers: 10 min
- Bake Lancashire biscuits for about 10 to 12 minutes.Timers: 12 min
- Let the Lancashire biscuits cool completely before decorating as you like. You can pair two biscuits with jam or runny chocolate like Nutella. Garnish with nuts, coconut, or candied fruit.






