Bourbon Biscuits

Bourbon biscuits are my favourite kind of biscuits. So when I came across this recipe the other week, I knew I had to try making these biscuits in my own kitchen!

Bourbons are basically two chocolate biscuits sandwiched together with a thick layer of bourbon infused chocolate icing. If that already sounds like heaven, wait till you dunk it in hot mug of tea! This is a relatively simple recipe to put together and tastes a lot more decadent than a shop-bought biscuit, maybe because actual bourbon is used in this recipe!

This recipe only yields 10-12 biscuits, so doubling the ingredients may be a necessity if you, like me are a big fan of these chocolaty treats!

Bourbon Biscuits

Recipe from thelittleloaf

Yields 10-12 biscuits

Ingredients

Biscuits

50g unsalted butter, softened
50g soft light brown sugar
1 tbsp golden syrup
110g plain white flour
20g cocoa powder
Pinch salt
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
Few drops - 2 tsp milk, enough to bring the dough together.
1 tbsp caster sugar, for sprinkling

Icing

50g unsalted butter, softened
75g icing sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp bourbon

Method

Biscuits

1. Preheat the oven to 150 degrees C. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
2. Add butter and brown sugar to a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Butter  mixture should take on a pale light brown colour.
3. Beat in golden syrup. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
4. Add milk, 2-3 drops at a time until dough comes together. Transfer dough to floured surface and knead for 1-2 minutes. Roll into a rectangle with a 3-4mm thickness. Cut into even rectangles, approximately 6cm x 3cm.
5. Place on baking tray and prick the surface of the biscuits with a fork.
6. Chill in fridge for 20 minutes or in the freezer for 5 minutes.
7. Sprinkle biscuits with caster sugar just before transferring the baking tray to the oven.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. 

Bourbon filling 

1. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Add sifted icing sugar and cocoa powder. Beat until combined. Add bourbon and give the icing a final mix.
2. Dollop a heaped teaspoon of filling on a chocolate biscuit and spread out it out evenly. Sandwich the biscuit and filling with a second biscuit.
3. Repeat until all biscuits are filled.