Grandma Solange's biscuits
These biscuits are very simple to make and delicious with tea or coffee. They are easy enough for children to enjoy making them.
28,5264.1/5 for 19 ratings
Last modified on: November 12th 2014
For 25 biscuits, you will need:
- 1
100 g butter - 2
125 g caster sugar - 3
250 g flour - 4
2 eggs - 5
whole almonds - Total weight: 575 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 24 min. | 20 min. | 44 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Put 100 g butter and 125 g caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.
Mix on slow speed until evenly mixed.
Put 100 g butter and 125 g caster sugar into a food-mixer bowl.
Mix on slow speed until evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 4 min.
Beat until thooughly mixed.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Shape the mixture into into small heaps using 2 teaspoons, well spaced out on a baking sheet.
Stage 5
Place an almond on the top of each heap.
Stage 6 - 20 min.
And bake for about 15 minutes.
Stage 7
Watch carefully towards the end of the cooking time: they are done when the edges are browned.
Leave to cool before eating.
Leave to cool before eating.
Remarks
These small biscuits are the equivalent of Proust's madeleine for me: I can't make them without finding myself back, in my thoughts, in that (distant, very distant) time when I was about ten years old.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 25 biscuits : 1.35 €
- Per biscuits : 0.05 €
Source
Grandma Solange.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Flaky brownie brioche, Kouign-amann, Bonnevaux apple tart, ... All |
| Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Brioche galette, Ciabatta, Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts, Nanou's chocolate cake, Household cake (Gâteau de ménage), ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Turban of sole with langoustines, Cream sauce with Vin Jaune, Noisette butter, Eggs "en cocotte" with spinach, Galette Charentaise, ... All |
| Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Galette Charentaise, Checkerboard biscuits, Poached eggs, "Oeufs rabattus" with leeks, Rémoulette of celeriac, ... All |
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