Melting Moments II

If you love shortbread cookies, you’ll adore these “Melting Moments II” cookies! They have a buttery, melt-in-your mouth texture and they’re so easy to make. This recipe yields about 24 cookies, so there’s plenty to share (or not!).

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 3/4 cup butter, softened

Instructions

1. In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch and confectioners’ sugar.

2. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add this to the flour mixture and beat thoroughly.

3. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour before baking.

4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius). Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets, flattening slightly with a fork that has been lightly floured. Bake for 20 minutes or until edges are just lightly browned – don’t overbake!

Nutrition Facts

• Serving size: 1 cookie
• Calories: 120
• Fat: 7 g
• Saturated fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated fat: 3 g
• Trans fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 20 mg
• Sodium: 70 mg
• Potassium: 10 mg
• Carbohydrates: 15 g
• Fiber: 0.5 g
• Sugar : 8g

How do you make melting moments?

To make melting moments, you will need an electric mixer to beat the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy. Then, add the lemon rind and juice and mix until combined.

Can you make melting moments without cornstarch?

Yes, you can make melting moments without cornstarch. You can use a mix of flour and sugar instead. The ratio of flour to sugar will depend on how sweet you want your melting moments to be. If you want them to be less sweet, use more flour and less sugar. If you want them to be sweeter, use more sugar and less flour.

Can you keep melting moments in the fridge?

Yes, you can keep melting moments in the fridge. Melting moments are a type of shortbread and very easy to put together. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge but take them out at least ½ an hour before you want to serve them. These will keep well up to a week.

How do you bake melting moments biscuits?

With lightly floured hands, roll 2-level-teaspoon portions of mixture into balls and place about 3cm apart on baking-paper-lined oven trays. Flatten slightly with a floured fork. Bake about 15 minutes or until biscuits are a pale-straw colour. Stand 5 minutes before lifting onto wire racks to cool.

What are melting moments made of?

Melting moments are unleavened cookies that are made with butter, flour, and sugar. They get their name from the fact that they literally melt in your mouth thanks to the high amount of butter used in the recipe.

There are variations of this cookie all around the world, but the basic ingredients remain the same. In some recipes, you may find additional flavoring like vanilla or almond extract. Some versions also include a bit of cornstarch which gives them a slightly different texture.