🍪 Assorted Butter Cookies (Tea-Time Tin Cookies)
These are classic bakery-style butter cookies — crisp on the edges, tender inside, perfect for gifting or tea time.
🧾 Ingredients
- 250 g butter (soft, room temperature)
- 1 cup (200 g) caster sugar or icing sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 cups (375 g) cake flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
Optional flavours & decorations
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (for chocolate cookies)
- Red/yellow food colouring
- Jam, chocolate buttons, sprinkles
- Melted chocolate for dipping
👩🏽🍳 Step-by-Step Method
1️⃣ Cream the butter
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until pale, fluffy, and creamy (3–4 minutes).
2️⃣ Add egg & flavour
- Beat in the egg and vanilla until fully combined.
3️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually fold into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
4️⃣ Divide & flavour
- Divide dough into portions:
- Add cocoa powder to one portion for chocolate cookies
- Add food colouring to others if desired
5️⃣ Shape the cookies
- Roll into balls, flatten with a fork, or pipe using a star nozzle.
- Decorate with jam, chocolate, or patterns.
6️⃣ Chill (important!)
- Chill shaped cookies for 20–30 minutes to keep their shape.
7️⃣ Bake
- Bake at 170°C (fan) / 180°C for 12–15 minutes
- Edges should be lightly golden (do not overbake).
8️⃣ Cool & decorate
- Cool completely.
- Dip in melted chocolate or drizzle if desired.
🫙 Storage
- Store in airtight containers for up to 2 weeks
- Perfect for cookie tins, gifts, or selling
🥯 Golden Homemade Scones (Soft & Fluffy)
These are classic South African bakery scones — golden outside, fluffy inside.
🧾 Ingredients
- 4 cups (500 g) cake flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (125 g) cold butter, cubed
- 1 cup milk (or buttermilk)
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
- 1 egg or milk for brushing
👩🏽🍳 Step-by-Step Method
1️⃣ Preheat oven
- Preheat to 200°C
- Line a baking tray with baking paper.
2️⃣ Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
3️⃣ Rub in butter
- Rub cold butter into flour using fingertips until it looks like breadcrumbs.
4️⃣ Add liquids
- Whisk milk and egg together.
- Pour into dry mixture and mix gently to form a soft dough (do not overmix).
5️⃣ Shape dough
- Turn onto a floured surface.
- Gently pat to about 2–3 cm thick.
- Cut using a round cutter (do not twist).
6️⃣ Bake
- Place close together on tray.
- Brush tops with milk or egg.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden and risen.
🧈 Serve With
- Butter & jam
- Cheese
- Whipped cream
- Enjoy warm ☕🧡
💡 Pro Tips (Bakery Style)
- Cold butter = fluffier scones
- Soft dough = tender cookies
- Do not overbake either item
- Perfect for home baking businesses, events, and gifting