Homemade Custard Cream Cookies
Make these popular British-style custard cream cookies – a melt-in-your-mouth delight! Enjoy the creamy filling sandwiched between two delicious cookies with this easy recipe.
Prep Time30 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: English
Servings: 14 cookies
Calories: 200kcal
Cookies (Note 1):
- 170 g unsalted butter room temperature, 6 oz/ ¾ cup
- 50 g fine sugar 1.7 oz/ ½ cup
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 170 g all-purpose flour 6 oz/ 1 ⅓ cups
- 50 g custard powder 1.7 oz/ ½ cup, Note 2
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Filling:
- 50 g unsalted butter room temperature, 1.7 oz/ ¼ cup
- 75 g icing sugar 2.5 oz/ ¾ cup
- 2 tablespoons custard powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream the soft butter and sugar; this should take about 3 minutes. Add vanilla essence and stir again.170 g unsalted butter/ ¾ cup +50 g fine sugar / ½ cup + 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Dry ingredients: In another bowl, mix flour, custard powder, and baking soda. Sift this mixture over the creamed butter and mix well again.170 g all-purpose flour / 1 ⅓ cups +50 g custard powder / ½ cup + ¼ teaspoon baking soda Form about 28 walnut-sized balls. Place them on the baking sheets, leaving a little room between them, as they will expand in the oven. Score a pattern on the cookies using a fork. Press once horizontally, then once vertically.
Bake the cookie sheets, one after another, for about 15-16 minutes or until just very slightly golden (Note 3).
Cool: Leave the custard creams on the baking sheets for 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Measurements: Always use a digital kitchen scale in baking (the Amazon affiliate link opens in a new tab); it guarantees the best results.
- Custard powder: I use Bird's Custard Powder.
- Oven: You can bake two sheets of cookies simultaneously in a fan oven (preheated at 160°C/ 320°F)
Serving: 1custard cream | Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 30mg | Sugar: 9g