Lesley Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I've finally got round to filing all my torn out recipes - years worth!! I found this recipe and gave it a try - really quick and easy. Quickie Bickies Makes 40 biscuits 4 oz soft butter 2oz castor sugar 1oz ground almonds 4oz plain flour Almond essence Flaked almonds or demerara sugar Grease a large baking sheet - turn oven on to 180C Mix all ingredients in a processor until it forms a ball of softish dough. Break off small pieces the size of a small walnut. Place on baking sheet with enough room to spread slightly. Flatten slightly with a fork and sprinkle with flaked almonds or demerara sugar. Bake for 10-15 mins until light and golden. Cool biscuits on a wire tray. You can leave out the almonds and add another ounce of flour or cocoa and exchange the almond essence for vanilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They sound good and easy too My OH loves biscuits but would rather have home made ones, so I am trying to perfect my biscuit skills. I find cooking them until crisp throughout really hard, although he likes them soft in the middle. I have made snickerdoodles and walnut cookies today neither of which were as good as they should have been. After extensive quality control I have discovered that I put too much salt in the snickerdoodles and not enough cinnamon on the outside and I cut the cookies too thin so although they taste lovely they are really fragile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I wonder how many points each one is? Sound easy enough though. Another Omlet 'must make'! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Stop it Lesley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Tell her Christian! She's naughty, encouraging all of us to make some & let our halo's slip. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Well.....if I tell you that the 1lb I had lost since Monday has gone back on .....will that help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Oooo dear - I won't be making any then. Where's Christian with his bossing stick when you need him! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 is it possible to put on weight from just reading recipe's??? these sound yummy.... could you put chocolate in them.... yum... new rules, chocolate has to be in everything, cos it's not a propper cookie or pudding without chocolate in it (according to my 4 yr old!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Yes, it says at the bottom to change the 1oz of almonds for 1oz od cocoa. You could add some choccie drops as well if you wanted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 well I don't know what the biccies taste like (got another 8 minutes!) but the dough is pretty nice! Making some for the smallies - they're on the sofa, wrapped ina uvet, leaning on pillows watching a film as a Friday night treat, thought I'd try these out on them. Didn't make 40 though, think I must have made my biccies too big! (can you actually MAKE them too big? ) BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I wouldn't waste your time, Mmmm, scuse me, crumbs, making these, you won't like them at all Sorry, dropping bits there. Mustn't talk with my mouth full either, mmmmmmm. Yum Yum! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Erm did the smallies like them too BeckyBoo? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 No, they did not Because they were not custart creams, pinky whites or chocolate chip cookies I put half the dough in the fridge as it made quite a few so might grace the next load with chocolate chips. So poor old me, have just had to have the last two with a cup of tea! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 - I'm so glad you tested them for your littlies I made some yesterday with the 1oz of cocoa and some tiny choc chips - thay were very chocolatey!!!! I think I'll use half the amount of cocoa next time - and adjust the flour. They tasted like Bourbon biscuits - I love Bourbons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I made some of the almond ones last night and they went down a storm... hardly any left! i'm going to try them with some lemon rind and a lemon juice glace icing on top.... can't beat a winning formula! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Just went to make some and have no plain flour , seem to have bought LOADS of SR though! Can't be bothered to go out in the ice and get some - they will have to wait. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Just went to make some and have no plain flour , seem to have bought LOADS of SR though! Can't be bothered to go out in the ice and get some - they will have to wait.x I have to admit that the recipe did say SR flour - I only have plain flour and I forgot to add any BP. They were lovely so I wrote it out as plain flour - you could try the SR flour. I've just made some cinnamon ones - 2 tsp of cinnamon added to the original recipe and I mixed some cinnamon with sugar and as I rolled the balls of dough, I pressed the top into the cinnamon sugar before baking. It's a good job I was making them because my son was working here......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Ha ha! Could have made them after all - still, you saved me the calories. Cant make them tomorrow as at work and tired when get in. WIll be a job for Friday - yum x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Made some of these this afternoon, they are very nice although I only got 12 biscuits out of the ingredients, must have made them too big A great improvement over the ginger nut biscuits I tried to make last weekend. I must have rolled them out too thin and maybe cooked them for too long, although they looked very nice they were unbelievably hard, they were more like 'Ninja' biscuits if you had thrown one at somebody you could have taken their ear off DH refused to even try one he said he didn't want to risk damaging his expensive dental work Thanks for this recipe Lesley. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 @ your ginger biscuits I make mine quite small - in the hope I don't eat too many Glad you like the recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 just made some with 'help' form my two year old! They are in the oven. Dont know if they are too big but I didnt get 40! I have sprinkled with sugar but also added almonds to some. Will let you know how they turn out. x UPDATE Yummm...mmm.....they are very good! I have eaten far too many and not even had dinner! There is a problem with them though...they are too morish! Husband and son will be in later and hopefully they will eat quite a few for me! I am giving some to my mum tonight so she can share the calories. Wonder how many weight watchers points in one?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 I made them last night with flour instead of the almonds, grated lemon rind, a splash of lemon juice and lemon juice glace icing - they're delicious. Great basic recipe Lesley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Made a second batch at the weekend with choc chips! I am really trying to be good this week and these havent helped!!! I still kept in some almonds as well as the choc - they went in a day! Going to use the rest of the choc chips this week and add some cocoa (I use Willys Venezualn choc if you saw the programme) so they are double choc chip! If the boys in work are lucky will make them a batch too. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ooooh! I'd love some of Willy's chocolate..........I'll go and find out where he's selling it now....hopefully more stores...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Bumped for BarbaraJ.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
