Homemade Monte Carlos beat shop-bought ones any day! Fun, easy to make and taste delightful.
You can make them for any occasion!
Homemade Monte Carlos
Course: Baking, Biscuits/Slices, Recipes
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
185 gram Butter-at room temperature
0.5 cup Caster sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla extract
1.25 cups Self raising flour
0.5 cup Coconut
- Filling
60 gram Butter
0.75 cup Icing sugar
0.5 tsp Vanilla extract
2 tsp Milk
Raspberry jam
Directions
- Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat well.
- Sift the dry ingredients well and fold into mixture.
- Roll teaspoons of the mixture into balls and place on a lightly greased baking tray, press down lightly with a fork.
- Try and keep all the biscuits a uniform size.
- Bake at 180 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes or until golden.
- Remove and cool on a wire rack.
- To make the filling:
- Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and gradually add the milk and beat well.
- To assemble the biscuits, put a teaspoon of jam in the centre of the bottom half of one biscuit and a teaspoon of the cream on the other.
- Sandwich together with a slight twist.
- Keep in an airtight container for up to five days.
Notes
- Monte Carlos is not suitable for freezing.
Responses to “Homemade Monte Carlos”
I’m in love…… thankyou
i had to take them to yhe neighbours so i would stop eating them they are so good.