Strawberry custard creams - delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 225g unsalted butter, softened
• 115g golden caster sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 340g plain flour
• 125g custard powder (we used Bird’s)
• 1-2 tbsp whole milk
• For the filling
• 300g icing sugar, sifted
• 150g unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tbsp custard powder
• 20g freeze-dried strawberries (from larger supermarkets), finely crushed
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste/extract
• 3-4 tbsp strawberry jam (preferably smooth)
• You’ll also need
• Electric mixer
• Compostable baking paper
• 6cm cookie cutter (fluted or plain)
• 2-3 large baking sheets lined with compostable baking paper
• Useful to have
• Piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm nozzle