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Bourbon Creams and Me Before You Review


Course Dessert
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12

These Bourbon Creams, more commonly known as Bourbon Biscuits, are a classic UK treat that's made with rich chocolate cream filling sandwiched between two crisp chocolate biscuits.

Ingredients  

Biscuits:

  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 cup 1 stick Unsalted Butter (chilled and cut into cubes)
  • 1 cup Caster Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Molasses
  • 1 tbsp Corn Syrup
  • 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking Soda
  • 3 tbsp Milk

Buttercream:

  • 1/2 cup 1 stick Unsalted Butter
  • 1 1/2 cup Confectioners' Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tbsp Chocolate Liqueur
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tbsp heavy Cream

Instructions

Biscuits:

  • Add all ingredients to a food processor and pulse until mixture clumps together. If you have a small food processor, beat ingredients together in a stand mixer with a paddle attachment.
  • Spread a piece of parchment paper out on a clean surface and dust with flour, drop dough onto surfaces and bring together in a ball.
  • Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough out to be 1/4 in thick.
  • Cut out biscuits using a 2 5/8 in round scalloped biscuit/cookie cutter.
  • Stamping "Bourbon" on the biscuits is optional, but do so here if you're going to.
  • Place biscuits 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Once biscuits are halfway through chilling, preheat oven to 350 F.
  • Bake biscuits for 18-20 minutes until edges have browned and look crisp.
  • Transfer to cooling rack and allow to cool completely.

Buttercream:

  • In a stand mixer, cream butter with a paddle attachment.
  • Scrap down sides and add confectioners’ sugar a cup at a time, mixing between cups and scraping down.
  • Once all of the sugar is added, beat on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add cocoa powder, chocolate liqueur, vanilla extract, and salt and beat in low until full incorporated.
  • Keep mixer going on low speed while slowly pouring in the heavy cream.
  • Once heavy cream is fully incorporated, turn off and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Turn mixer on medium-high speed and beat for 3 minutes until buttercream is light and fluffy.
  • Transfer buttercream to a pastry bag or frosting tool with a large round tip and pipe onto one biscuit and sandwich with another until all of the biscuits are done.

Notes

Adapted from Good Housekeeping UK.
You can replace chocolate liqueur in the buttercream with additional heavy cream.


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