A few months ago I was lurking in the biscuit aisle at Marks and Spencer trying to resist everything, when I spotted some super cute biscuits which looked like Battenberg cake. Rather than picking them up and eating them all, I sensed a challenge and decided to make my own. When I gave them a Google I realised that only one person appears to have shared a recipe for them so I decided to come up with my own.
This recipe is based on the sugar cookie recipe I used in my pin-wheel biscuit post earlier in the year. These take a bit me time to make, but are so worth it. They taste delicious and I personally think they look great!
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup of butter
- 1 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 beaten egg (large)
- A few drops of almond essence
- 1 tbsp milk
- A few drops of pink and yellow food colouring. (I use Wilton’s gel colours as they are very concentrated)
- Preheat oven to 160 degrees.
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl and place to one side.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy.
- Add the egg, almond essence and milk to the mix and stir until combined.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until they form a stiff dough.
- Divide the mixture in three and colour one third pink and one yellow.
- Place the dough in the fridge for half an hour.
- Divide each coloured piece of dough into two and roll into a thick sausage shape.
- You then need to carefully shape each sausage until it becomes square in shape.
- Place your four square-shaped sausages on top of each other to form the Battenberg pattern.
- Roll out the plainly coloured piece of dough and wrap it around the outside to form the marzipan part of the Battenberg.
- Wrap in cling film and leave in the fridge to harden for half an hour.
- Cut into thin slices and place on a baking tray.
- Bake for about 8 minutes. They will still feel soft, but they will harden as they cool. Don’t over-bake!
- Cool on a wire rack and enjoy – you’ve earned them!
As always if you give these a try pleases end me a pic, as I love to see your creations!
1 Comment
Jessica Cangiano
November 18, 2015 at 10:13 pmThat is so fabulously clever! Awesome job, dear Catherine, these cookies look as pretty as a picture and 100% delicious. Way to go on creating a new dessert!
Big hugs,
♥ Jessica