Empire Biscuits

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Combine flour, cornstarch and salt in a bowl.

3. Combine butter and sugar in a separate large bowl and cream together until smooth.

4. Gradually beat in flour mixture.

5. Roll 1 tbsp dough at a time into a small ball. Flatten with your fingers until ¼ inch thick. Place 1⁄2 inch apart on buttered baking sheets.

6. Bake for 12 minutes, or until creamy coloured and firm to the touch. Cool on wire racks.

7. Spread 1⁄2 tsp jam on half the cookies. Top with remaining cookies.

8. Stir together icing sugar, butter and milk in a small bowl. Add a little more icing sugar if necessary to make it spreadable.

9. Spread icing over cookies. Top each with a dried cherry. Let sit for 30 minutes before serving.


Excerpted from A Year in Lucy's Kitchen Copyright © 2009 by Lucy Waverman. Photography by Rob Fiocca. Excerpted by permission of Random House Canada, a division of Random House of Canada Limited. All rights reserved.