Custard Creams
Custard creams are a variety of sandwich cookie (US) or biscuit (UK).
Total
00:35
Yield
12 cookies
Ingredients
- 200 g (7.1 oz / 1½ cups) plain flour, plus extra for dusting
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 pinch of salt
- 80 g (2.8 oz / ⅔ stick) unsalted butter
- 125 g (4.4 oz / ⅝ cup) superfine sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 standard (50 g) egg
- 180 g (6.3 oz / ¾ cup) thick custard, such as pastry cream
- Total:
- 00:35
- Yield:
- 12 cookies
Instructions
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1Combine the flour, bicarbonate of soda, and salt in a bowl.
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2Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl until soft and fluffy.
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3Beat in the egg.
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4Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and bring together until a dough forms.
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5Knead the dough for 2 minutes on a floured surface until smooth.
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6Shape the dough into a flat disc. Cover with clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.
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7Preheat the oven to .
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8Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
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9Roll out the dough to thick.
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10Cut out into 24 circles with a cookie cutter.
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11Transfer the biscuits to the prepared baking trays.
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12Bake for 10–12 minutes until well-cooked.
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13Place the biscuits on a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
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14Spoon 1 tablespoon of custard onto one biscuit. Sandwich it together with another biscuit.
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15Repeat the biscuit assembly, using remaining biscuits and custard.
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16Enjoy!
- Category
- Desserts
- Method
- Baking
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 28, 2026