Download Cherry shortbread slice - Biscuit
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Ingredients

  • 1¾ cup plain flour
  • ½ cup icing sugar
  • 2½ tablespoons cocoa
  • 250 g butter, cubed

Topping

  • 30 g butter
  • ⅓ cup caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon imitation vanilla essence
  • ⅓ cup sultanas
  • 100 g glacé cherries, chopped
  • ¼ cup walnuts, chopped

Method

1. Sift flour, icing sugar and cocoa together into a bowl. Add butter. Rub in using your fingertips, until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

2. Press lightly into a greased 18 × 28 cm shallow oblong baking tray.

3. Bake at 200°C for 15 minutes.

4. To prepare topping: Melt butter in a small saucepan. Stir in sugar, milk and vanilla. Remove from heat. Stir in fruit and nuts. Cool slightly.

5. Spread over base. Bake at 180°C for 15–20 minutes. Cut into squares or fingers. Store in an airtight container.