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Mega melt-and-mix shortbread

20 - 25 minutes

Mega melt-and-mix shortbread

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cooking Time 20 - 25 minutes

Ingredients

250 g butter, melted and cooled
½ t vanilla extract
55 g caster sugar
55 g icing sugar
50 g cornflour
350 g flour, sifted

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Cream the butter with the vanilla, caster sugar, icing sugar and corn or until thick.
Add the flour – if the mixture is too crumbly, add an extra 1–2 T melted butter to bring it together.
Press the mixture into a baking tray lined with baking paper to make an oversized rectangle. Mark portions by pricking the surface with a fork, then bake for 25 minutes.

Cook's note: Warm honey in a saucepan and stir in cocoa powder until dissolved. Pour the sweet, chocolatey sauce over the slab of shortbread just before serving, then sprinkle with edible violets and gold leaf. This is delicious with whipped cream.

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Mega melt-and-mix shortbread

Mega melt-and-mix shortbread

Ingredients

Method