Chocolate Shortbread Sandwiches

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 125 g butter
• 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup rice flour
• 1/3 cocoa powder
• 125 g dark chocolate
• 1/4 cup cream

Recipe

• 1 place butter and icing sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer, and beat until light and creamy.
• 2 add flour, rice flour and cocoa powder, and mix till a smooth dough forms.
• 3 roll out dough between sheets of non-stick baking paper until it is 2mm (1/8 inch) thick.
• 4 cut dough into 6cm (2 1/2 inch) circles (or any shape you like maybe hearts) and place them on a baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper.
• 5 bake dough circles in a preheated 315f (160c) oven for 15 minutes or until biscuits are firm to touch.
• 6 cool biscuits on wire racks.
• 7 to make filling, place chocolate and cream in a saucepan over low heat and stir until smooth.
• 8 (you can use the microwave) refrigerate mixture until it is firm.
• 9 to serve, sandwich 2 biscuits together with a spoonful of chocolate filling.