Melting Biscuits Recipe
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Melting Biscuits

By: Jayna 
"Traditional English biscuits that melt in your mouth."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (22)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/8 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup rolled oats

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F(190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Sift together the flour, cornstarch, and salt; stir into the butter mixture. Shape dough into 20 to 24 small balls, about 1/2 inch in diameter. Roll each ball in the oats and place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown. Let cool on wire rack. Store in an airtight tin.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 73 | Total Fat: 4.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2011 by muggle516   view full review
These are a nice butter cookie. I mixed the oats in because I was too lazy to roll the cookies...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2007 by bookwormans   view full review
I had planned to have these with our main meal, but as I made them I kept thinking "These seem...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2010 by coolbee   view full review
These are delicious! But because I can never seem to leave a recipe alone, I made a few...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2006 by dsylxeic   view full review
Simply amazing. The rolled oats gives extra crunch & texture to the deliciously crisp cookie....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2006 by berrale   view full review
Comes out perfect every time. I add some vanilla sugar to the oatmeal to make it slightly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by Sugar Luver   view full review
Delicious! My British ex-pat husband requested that I mix oats into the dough. I add about 3-4...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2007 by Ann in NC   view full review
These are delicious. But I figured out that "biscuit" means cookie across the pond... These...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by Amac1407   view full review
I love this recipe it is very good!!!!! Great snack!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2008 by PRINCESS46   view full review
Really good straight out of the oven. These cookies really do melt. The first time I made them...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2008 by Laila   view full review
A delicious not-too-sweet cookie/biscuit! Since they aren’t too sweet, it is possible to enjoy...

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