Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2009

Nice simple recipe. However, as a native Jock here in the US, the best tip to make these biscuits even more endulgent and melt on the tongue - substitute one cup of flour for one cup of birds custard powder. You will get a richer golden colour, deeper crumble and crunch in the texture, and a toasted baked note to finish. My Gran's traditional recipe from Glasgow. try it and you won't be dissapointed!

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Dante

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

DELICIOUS! I made these exactly as written and wouldn't change a thing. Just be aware that the icing recipe makes a lot of icing...I think you need less thank half of what is written, you can always make more icing if you need it :o)

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008

I only make these at Christmas, in part because they're a little fussy to make but mostly because they are the most incredibly delicious cookies ever and I could eat 10 at a time.

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Fran

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2008

Fun to make and cute to look at :)

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Grace

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

I was so happy to find this recipe. It is a little time-consuming but the results are well worth it! It's a tradition to make them at Christmas but I do get requests for these biscuits throughout the year. They do make an impression on people!

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Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2007

This was a fabulous recipe! I made 96 for an international night at school and they were the first to go. It took a while, but it was worth it. I loved how easy it was to work with the dough. The cookies didn't burn in the oven or break when I spread on the jam. Strawberry jam worked just fine. It was a fairly simple recipe, too. Thanks a bunch!

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swimminash

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Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: May 17, 2007

Absolutely delicious! The cookies just melt in your mouth. My kids loved them.

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Home Town: Lilburn, Georgia, USA

Living In: Conyers, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2007

My grandmother, who is Scottish, made these cookies with us when we were little. She did not put cherries on them, but instead cut smaller holes in half of the cookies that were going on top. This isn't quite the same as the traditional empire biscuits we grew up on but very nice none the less.

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MADDEESMOM

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Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2007

My Irish husband absolutely loves these cookies. In fact, every St. Patrick's Day I use green maraschinos and add green colouring to the glaze as a special treat. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2006

Very tasty , buttery , nothing but compliments with these !

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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2006

Awsome recipe! exactly right! i advise you get a hand blender - the first time I tried it i used a spoon to mix and had the hardest time getting it to stick together - added water - bad idea, made the cookie a touch heavier than the light amaizing cookie i got with the use of a hand blender. I've used all kinds of filling, different jams, honey, nutella - thanks for this one!

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SANDY GIRL

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Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2005

I did not use the cookie recipe since I have my own. However, my recipe for the icing never worked out, so I used this one and it turned out perfect! I will continue to use this one every time I make empire cookies!

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2004

I was very excited when I found this recipe because I have very fond memories of Christmases past, making myself sick eating dozens of my grandmother's empire biscuits. However, when I made this recipe, I discovered that this recipe makes good sugar cookies, but they are not shortbread. This may be a different version of Empire Biscuits than the one I grew up with, but be warned - they are not shortbread!

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EMILYAMT

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2003

These were a little too sweet for me but they looked realy pretty. I used a flower shaped cut out and they realy made the cookie tray look nice. I would probably make them again just because of how they look plus they may not be too sweet for other people. I haven't handed out the trays yet so I haven't heard.

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2003

These cookies are wonderful! I found the dough to be a little sticky to roll out, but otherwise this was a very easy recipe, and the results are very impressive. I made them to add to a wedding cookie table, and got many compliments on how delicious they were and how pretty they looked.

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