Jammy Thumbprint Biscuits!

These are my scrummy Jammy thumbprint biscuits! They just melt in your mouth! And you can use any flavour jam you like!

The recipe:

-225g unsalted butter at room temperature

-225g Caster sugar

-Grated zest of 1 lemon

-1/2 Tsp of Vanilla extract

-2 Egg yolks

-2 Tbsp Milk (you can use any milk you like)

-280g Plain Flour

-Any flavoured Jam

To make:

-Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy (you'll need a bit of elbow grease!) 

-Then beat in the Lemon zest and Vanilla extract. Followed by the 2 Egg yolks and then the milk

-Fold half of the flour in and stir gently, and then add the rest. Try not to over work the mixture or the biscuits will be tough.

-Bring together the dough in to a large ball, and wrap in some cling film and refrigerate for 30mins. Preheat oven to 180c.

-After the 30mins in the fridge, take it out and roll the dough in to small balls, about 3cm in size. Then place them on a greased baking tray about 3cms apart from eachother

-Use your thumb to press an indentation in the middle of each one and then spoon about half a tsp of the jam in to the middle

-Bake in the oven for about 15 minutes at 180c, until they are firm to touch and golden brown on the bottom. Leave to cool on a wire rack and then enjoy!

Yummy!

This recipe is courtesy of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jan/22/biscuit-recipes-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall (but I think mine look better than his!)