Hojicha Spiced Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients

(for 25-30 biscuits)

100g/3.5oz unsalted butter, soften to room temperature
60g/2.5oz sugar
2tsp hojicha powder
120g/4oz plain flour
90g/ 3.2oz almond powder
1 tsp mixed spices (pumpkin spice or cinnamon, ginger, cardamon ,etc)
40g/1.5oz finely chopped roasted nuts (walnuts, cashew nuts, pecan nuts, etc)
5tbsp- icing sugar, plus extra for dusting

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 160℃/320F.
In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar until well combined and creamy. Add the hojicha powder, flour, almond powder and spices, and stir with a spatula until everything comes together in a rough dough. Add the nuts and mix well.
Shape into 2-cm-balls and put on the baking tray with a parchment paper leaving some space between.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until firm.
Leave to cool on the tray for 5 mins, then, once cool enough to handle, gently roll the balls in the icing sugar and return to the tray. Leave to cool completely.
Dust with more icing sugar just before serving.

Enjoy!!

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