Melting Moments (in the centre)

(Preparation time : 15 minutes)(cooking time : 15 minutes)(Makes 45)

Ingredients

180 g unsalted butter (do not use salted butter unless you like it a bit salty)
1/3 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/3 cup corn flour
1 cup plain flour
100 g packet glace cherries

Preheat oven to moderate 180 deg cel.

1. Using electric beaters, beat butter, sugar and essence in small mixing bowl until light and creamy. Using a flat-bladed knife, stir in sifted flours. Stir until just combined and mixture is smooth.

2. Spoon mixture into a piping bag fitted with a 1 cm-wide fluted piping nozzle; pipe mixture into rosettes 4 cm in diameter onto prepared tray.

3. Top rosette with half a cherry. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly golden and crisp. Transfer biscuits to wire rack to cool.

(recipe taken from 'Biscuits, cookies & brownies' , Periplus Editions)
Comments :
Very easy to make and very nice.