Three-ingredient butter biscuits
A dependable eggless biscuit with only butter, icing sugar and flour—the best practice dough for beginners.
Based on Hebbar's Kitchen’s Hebbar's Kitchen recipe ↗
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Makes
- About 30 biscuits
- Oven, conventional
- 180°C / 350°F
Before you begin
Read the whole recipe, then get these ready.
- Baking tray
- Baking paper
- Electric beater or whisk
- Wire rack
The biscuits are soft when hot and crisp once cool. Do not bake them until deeply brown.
Ingredients
Original recipe weights. Small quantities stay in measuring spoons; eggs stay as counts. 1 kg = 1,000 g.
Let’s bake
- 1
Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a tray.
- 2
Beat softened butter until smooth. Add icing sugar and beat until pale, then fold in sifted flour and salt without kneading.
- 3
Shape small balls, flatten gently with a fork and space them on the tray.
- 4
Bake for about 10 minutes, until the bases are lightly golden. Cool fully before storing.
Your baking notes
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