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
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
75g icing sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp bourbon
Method
Biscuits
- Preheat the oven to 150 degrees C. Line a baking tray with baking parchment.
- Add butter and brown sugar to a bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Butter mixture should take on a pale light brown colour.
- Beat in golden syrup. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, salt and bicarbonate of soda. Mix until all ingredients are fully incorporated.
- 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.
- Place on baking tray and prick the surface of the biscuits with a fork.
- Chill in fridge for 20 minutes or in the freezer for 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle biscuits with caster sugar just before transferring the baking tray to the oven.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Bourbon filling
- 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.
- 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.
- Repeat until all biscuits are filled.