Shortbread biscuits sandwiched with lemon icing. Melting Moments are a timeless Australian cafe favorite! True to their title, they actually “soften” in your mouth. They’re delectable!
Melting Moments – flashback!
I’m fairly certain Melting Moments is among the first baked items I ever tried to make. The recipe from the Ladies’s Weekly “Greatest Ever Recipes” cookbook printed again within the 1970’s or 1980’s which, to this present day, continues to be my all time favorite cookbook. It holds such sentimental worth, being the very first cookbook I ever owned. (Really, “owned” is a little bit of a free time period given I stole it from my mom. 😂)
The recipe I exploit as we speak relies on the unique Melting Moments recipe from this cookbook, although the ingredient portions and mixing technique has been barely tweaked for what I believe is a greater “soften in your mouth” texture.
Additionally, the unique recipe referred to as for star formed biscuits to be half dipped in chocolate then sandwiched with orange buttercream frosting, as pictured above. Nowadays the favored cafe selection is apparent biscuits joined with lemon frosting which is what I’m sharing as we speak.
Elements in Melting Moments
Melting Moments are shortbread cookies joined along with lemon buttercream frosting. Whereas some recipes name for custard powder to make the cookies extra yellow, I personally choose the flavour with out imitation custard flavour. 🙂
The cookies
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Flour – Simply plain / all-purpose flour.
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Cornflour / cornstarch – That is what offers shortbread cookies the signature smooth “crumbly” texture.
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Icing sugar (smooth) / powdered sugar – That is the sweetener for melting moments which provides the cookies the signature shortbread cookie texture (abnormal sugar makes them more durable).
⚠️ Australia – Get packets labelled “SOFT icing sugar” or “icing sugar combination” not pure icing sugar (packet labelled as such). Comfortable icing sugar is sugar blended with cornflour/cornstarch, tapioca that’s used for fluffy frostings. Pure icing sugar (packet labelled as such) is made with 100% sugar solely and is used for icing that units exhausting, like royal icing.
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Unsalted butter – Softened to room temperature which is (technically!) 17°C / 63°F. Don’t let the butter soften an excessive amount of else the dough is a bit more difficult to roll into balls.
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Vanilla extract – For flavour. Extract is best than imitation essence. I wouldn’t use vanilla beans or vanilla bean paste for this goal – it’s a waste!
lemon ICING
Older-style recipes, resembling the unique Ladies’s Weekly recipe, tended to make use of icings which aren’t as creamy however firmer and a bit crumbly. Nowadays, the cafe variations use buttercream frosting which is smooth, creamy and fluffy, with the commonest being lemon flavoured. In order that’s what I exploit in my recipe. Nonetheless, I’m additionally together with a passionfruit model too!
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Unsalted butter – Softened to room temperature so it may be whipped right into a fluffy frosting.
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Comfortable icing sugar / powdered sugar – As famous above, you’ll want to get smooth icing sugar! In the event you use pure icing sugar the frosting won’t be smooth and fluffy, it units exhausting.
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Lemon – Each zest and lemon juice.
For a passionfruit frosting, you have to passionfruit pulp (recent, not canned, it’s too candy) plus a little bit of lemon to steadiness out the flavours.
Learn how to make melting moments
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Cream butter – Place butter, vanilla and icing sugar in a bowl. Beat for 1 minute till easy and fluffy, beginning on low pace to keep away from an icing sugar cloud-storm.
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Dry in dry in 3 heaps – Add 1/3 of the cornflour and flour, then stir it in with a rubber spatula. As soon as the flour is included, add half the remaining cornflour and flour, stir in, then repeat. The combination is a a bit softer than ordinary cookie dough, nevertheless it shouldn’t be pourable.
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Scoop 1 tablespoon of the combination onto the trays – 28 mounds in whole. A cookie scoop with a lever is helpful right here!
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Roll – Then roll into balls utilizing frivolously floured palms to stop the dough from sticking. As talked about above, this dough is a bit softer that typical cookie dough.
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Flatten with fork – Use a fork dipped in flour to press the balls all the way down to 1 cm / 0.4″ thickness.
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Bake for quarter-hour in a 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan-forced) oven, switching the tray cabinets and rotating on the 10 minute mark. The cookies ought to be very pale golden, not browned.
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Absolutely cool on the trays.
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Lemon icing – In the meantime, make the lemon icing. Beat the butter first till creamy, then steadily add the icing sugar, beginning on low with the hand held beater to keep away from a snow-storm. Add the lemon zest and juice, then beat on excessive for two minutes to make the frosting good and fluffy!
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Sandwich the melting moments collectively with lemon frosting. A piping bag makes quick work on this in addition to making the perimeters of the icing good and tidy, however you would simply unfold with a spoon or knife.
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Refrigerate 1 hour – You possibly can eat the cookies right away however the frosting will likely be a bit smooth so it squirts out while you chunk into the cookies. So to scale back squirt-age, I prefer to refrigerate the melting moments for 1 hour to set the frosting. Then convey to room temperature earlier than consuming which softens the frosting once more, nevertheless it’s nonetheless not as smooth as when freshly made so it received’t squirt out as a lot.
(I actually by no means thought I’d use the phrase “squirt” a lot in a single paragraph. What has turn out to be of me?? 😂)
Why selfmade tastes higher
Make these for afternoon tea, for a bake sale, for e-book membership with your pals. Or, simply because selfmade Melting Moments actually are that a lot better than mass-produced retailer purchased ones. Sure, I actually did purchase some so I might inform you that the cookies aren’t as “soften in your mouth” and the frosting is normally dried out reasonably than creamy inside.
However the factor that bothers me probably the most is that many retailer purchased cookies aren’t made with butter however as an alternative use less expensive fats choices like vegetable shortening which don’t have any flavour. Butter is what makes these so good!!
I hope you get an opportunity to make these considered one of today. They are surely particular! – Nagi x
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Melting Moments
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook dinner: 15 minutes
Cooling: 1 hour
Candy
Australian
Servings14 cookies (sandwiched)
Faucet or hover to scale
Directions
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Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan-forced). Line 2 trays with paper.
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Cream butter – Place butter, vanilla and icing sugar in a bowl. Beat for 1 minute till easy and fluffy (begin on low to keep away from an icing sugar cloud-storm).
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Dry in 3 heaps – Stir in cornflour and flour in 3 heaps utilizing a rubber spatula. (ie add 1/3 of flour + cornflour, stir in, repeat twice extra).
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Scoop 1 tablespoon of the combination onto the trays (cookie scoop helpful right here), then roll into balls utilizing frivolously floured palms (to stop it from sticking). It is best to have 24 – 28 balls.
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Bake – Press down into 1 cm / 0.4″ thickness utilizing a fork. Bake for quarter-hour, switching the trays on the 10 minute mark. Absolutely cool on trays.
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Sandwiching – Pipe frosting onto half the melting moments, then sandwich with remaining cookies.
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Set – Refrigerate for 1 hour to set the frosting (else it is so smooth, it squirts out!). Then take away from the fridge half-hour previous to serving.
Lemon icing:
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Cream butter – Place butter in a bowl and beat with an electrical mixer on medium excessive for 1 minute till easy and fluffy. Add 1/3 of the icing sugar, then beat in beginning on low and rising to excessive (to keep away from snow-storm!). Repeat one other 2 occasions.
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Beat 2 minutes – Add lemon zest and juice. Then beat on excessive for two minutes till fluffy. Switch to piping bag, snip finish off to make a 1cm / 1/2″ gap. Use per recipe.
Recipe Notes:
2. Icing sugar kind – In the event you’re in Australia, don’t get pure icing sugar, units exhausting like for royal icing. Get packet labelled SOFT icing sugar or “icing sugar combination”, or verify the components and guarantee there’s both cornflour/cornstarch, tapioca or related in addition to cane sugar/sugar.
Storage – Preserve in an hermetic container for 4 to five days. It’s greatest to retailer within the fridge however convey to room temperature earlier than serving. Although if it’s pretty cool climate, you possibly can simply hold within the pantry.
Vitamin per Melting Second. Keep in mind, these are generously sized! 🙂
Vitamin Data:
Energy: 335cal (17%)Carbohydrates: 36g (12%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fats: 21g (32%)Saturated Fats: 13g (81%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 1gMonounsaturated Fats: 6gTrans Fats: 1gLdl cholesterol: 54mg (18%)Sodium: 4mgPotassium: 22mg (1%)Fiber: 0.4g (2%)Sugar: 21g (23%)Vitamin A: 625IU (13%)Vitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 8mg (1%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
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