Melting Moments

Ingredients:

175g unsalted butter softened at room temperature

40g icing sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

175g plain flour

40g cornflour (cornstarch)

Directions:

With an electric mixer, cream butter and icing sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and beat for a few seconds.

Sift the flour and cornflour together over the butter mixture and mix until smooth.

Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a large star-shaped piping nozzle. Pipe into the required shapes on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Space the shapes well apart.