🍪✨ Custard Cream Sandwich Cookies ✨🍪
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies filled with smooth, creamy custard frosting—just like the classic teatime treat! 💛
📝 Ingredients
🍪 For the Cookies:
• 200g all-purpose flour
• 50g custard powder (like Bird’s)
• 100g unsalted butter (softened)
• 80g powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2–3 tbsp milk
🥄 For the Filling:
• 100g unsalted butter (softened)
• 150g powdered sugar
• 1–2 tbsp custard powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Dough
Cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix in vanilla extract.
Sift in flour and custard powder, then combine into a soft dough.
Add milk gradually if needed.
2️⃣ Shape the Cookies
Roll dough to about 5mm thickness.
Cut into rectangles, circles, or classic oval shapes.
Place on a lined baking tray.
3️⃣ Bake
Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 12–15 minutes.
Cookies should stay pale with lightly golden edges.
Cool completely before filling.
4️⃣ Prepare the Filling
Beat butter until creamy.
Add powdered sugar, custard powder, and vanilla.
Mix until smooth and fluffy.
5️⃣ Assemble
Spread or pipe filling onto one cookie.
Top with another and gently press together.
💡 Tip: Chill the assembled cookies for 15–20 minutes for a firmer, bakery-style bite!
