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Empire Biscuits (Classic Scottish Iced Cookies with Raspberry Jam)
A classic Scottish biscuit topped with icing and filled with raspberry jam.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 20 biscuits
Calories: 260 kcal
Course:
Bread , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
British , Scottish
Ingredients
- 2 ticks butter
- ⅓ cups sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups confectioner's sugar
- 20 candied cherries to decorate
- 13 oz raspberry jam as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃)
- Mix the butter and sugar together until it forms a homogenous mixture. Add the egg and mix well. Next add the flour until it forms a crumbly consistency.
- Turn onto a floured surface and form into a smooth dough. Do not overwork the dough. Roll out quite thinly (about 1/8") and cut into rounds with a cookie cutter.
- Place on lined baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes (I turn them once through baking). Put on cooling rack. Then, when completely cool, choose a mate for each cookie.
- Coat the tops with confectioner's sugar mixed with milk or water (to a thick, but runny consistency as in the photo below).
- Top with a piece of candied cherry in the center, then sandwich together cookies with raspberry jam and enjoy with a cup of tea!
Cup of Yum
Notes
- The number of biscuits the recipe will make depends on the size of the cutter you use.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1biscuit
Calories
260kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
41g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
80mg
(3%)
Potassium
36mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
296IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20biscuits
Amount Per Serving
Calories 260
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1biscuit | |
| Calories | 260kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 41g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 80mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 36mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 296IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.