Bourbon Biscuits

Ingredients

• 4 ounces plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 ounce cocoa
• 2 ounces butter
• 2 ounces caster sugar or superfine sugar
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• granulated sugar, for coating the biscuits

for filling

• 1 ounce chocolate, melted
• 1 1/2 tablespoons water
• 2 ounces icing sugar or confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. 1

   Sift together flour, baking powder and cocoa.

2. 2

   Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in syrup.

3. 3

   Stir in half of the flour mixture.

4. 4

   Turn dough on to working surface and knead in remaining flour mixture.

5. 5

   Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.

6. 6

   Sprinkle top with granulated sugar and press in with rolling pin.

7. 7

   Cut dough into neat fingers (approx. 1 x 2 1/2 inches).

8. 8

   Lift on to greased baking sheet.

9. 9

   Prick each biscuit 2 or 3 times with a fork.

10. 10

    Bake at 325oF/160oC/gas mark 3 for 15-20 minutes.

11. 11

    Cool.

12. 12

    Beat all remaining ingredients for filling together.

13. 13

    Sandwich biscuits together in pairs.