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1. Tip the flour into a food processor. Cut the butter into small pieces and drop them into the bowl, then whizz until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.
2. Add the sugar, vanilla and egg yolks and whizz to a small dough.

'A lovely crumbly shortbread.'

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• kyoko

  06 November 2007

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• AnneQuinn

  07 November 2007

  AnneQuinn commented on this recipe

  I would like to make them but you do not give the oven temperature or the time they take to cook!

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• gudfud

  08 November 2007

  gudfud commented on this recipe

  It would be easier if you displayed the time and oven temperature here instead of having to refer back to the suggested uses for the dough.

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• debz62

  10 November 2007

  debz62 commented on this recipe

  hi every one who commented gas 4 for about 15 20 mins depending on your cookers

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• Ale-ChaN

  10 November 2007

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• Puds, etc

  11 December 2007

  Puds, etc rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this dough at the weekend and divided it in 2, so half for chrismassy biscuits and half for the choc nut bars recipe that is on this website. A roaring success!! As per previous comments I didn't have the oven temperature so worked on 160 fan oven (180 normal oven) and they came out fine. Will make again for xmas to give away to pepole as pressies.

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• CathC

  16 April 2008

  CathC commented on this recipe

  Madethese cookies for my grandaughters birthday. We used cookie cutters with her age. All the children loved them. So easy to make. Do you have a recipe for making them with semolina, had one years ago but have lost it. Can anyone help, please? Cath

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• Lindsey

  23 May 2008

  Lindsey commented on this recipe

  i made these biscuits at work and they were a hit! so easy to make and would also make a lovely gift.

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• Vivien

  19 September 2008

  Vivien commented on this recipe

  Made these biscuits to go with small summer fruit jellies perfect and so easy to make.

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• misslools

  06 October 2008

  misslools rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nearly threw the dough away as i just couldnt get it to mould and was so crumbly, then i read a tip about chilling the mixture before rolling in cling film and thank goodness i did, it worked a treat. First time making biscuits ever, i added cranberries and lemon to one batch and choc chuncks and hazlenuts to the other. Taste homemade which is a good thing but not quite the best biscuit ive ever tasted!

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• raddersandsimo

  15 October 2008

  raddersandsimo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  yummy and very easy to make, i did have to add an extra egg yoke though to get it to bind....eaten 3 already and they are still warm!!!

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• AllyB

  17 October 2008

  AllyB commented on this recipe

  I used this dough to make the 'vanilla thins', but I added a generous amount of chocolate chunks (about 200g I think) and some halved macadamias (only about 50g). I had lovely chunky shortbread cookies and they went down a treat!

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• Pwyll

  18 October 2008

  Pwyll commented on this recipe

  Add in 100g of dates, 100g Walnuts and an extra egg yolk for something a little different.

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• Pwyll

  18 October 2008

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• Grace Hall

  14 November 2008

  Grace Hall rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really yummy biscuits, I cut mine into stars with cookie cutters and sprinkled with caster sugar, they didn't stay uneaten for long! I've also used the recipe to make chocolate and vanilla swirls; make up the recipe as instructed, but leave out the vanilla and divide dough into two, add 1 tsp vanilla to one half and one tbs of coco powder to the other. Roll both sets of dough into a rectangle of the same size, place one on top of the other and roll up to make a sausage shape. Leave to rest for 15 mins, cut into rounds and cook as with normal biscuits. Yum! These are definatly on the list for my homemade christmas hampers this year!

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• Tracy C

  20 November 2008

  Tracy C rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really nice biscuits... however, be careful not to be greedy like me and try to slice thinner so as to make more otherwise they crumble once cooked )-; I've made extra batches and frozen them to make over the christmas period!

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• Lacuna

  24 November 2008

  Lacuna rated and commented on this recipe

  

  perfect recipe. entire batch gone in a day! will have to go make more now, think i will try the chocolate swirl kind that Grace mentions in her comment.

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• munchies

  08 December 2008

  munchies commented on this recipe

  made this dough for biscuits for my daughters xmas fayre- so easy to make and much nicer than my usual recipe. Will be making again to give as treats to friends for xmas.

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• jhirst

  14 December 2008

  jhirst commented on this recipe

  cooked them for 10 mins on gas mark 180

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• JontyK19

  29 December 2008

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Ingredients

• 325g plain flour
• 200g chilled salted butter
• 125g/4½oz golden caster sugar
• 2 tsp good-quality vanilla extract
• 2 large free range egg yolks

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• 325g plain flour
• 200g chilled salted butter
• 125g/4½oz golden caster sugar
• 2 tsp good-quality vanilla extract
• 2 large free range egg yolks

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