Sunbeam MX8500R, MX8500W, MX8500Y manual Cookies and Cream Slice, Malteser Biscuits

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Cookies and Cream Slice

350g Oreo biscuits, crushed

150g butter, melted

2 teaspoons powdered gelatine ¼ cup warm water

400g cream cheese, softened 300mls cream

½ cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

180g white chocolate, melted

100g dark chocolate, melted

50g Oreo biscuits, roughly chopped

1.Grease and line a 16x26cm lamington pan with plastic wrap.

2.Place Oreos and butter in the large bowl. Beat on medium speed (4-6), and mix until combined. Press into base of pan. Chill for 30 minutes.

3.Combine gelatine and water in small bowl. Stand the bowl in another bowl of hot water and stir until dissolved.

4.Place cream cheese, cream, sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Mix on medium speed (4-6) until smooth and silky.

5.Reduce speed to low (1-3); add gelatine, white chocolate and remaining biscuits, mix until just combined. Pour over chilled base and refrigerate overnight.

6.Drizzle dark chocolate over the top of the slice. Allow chocolate to set before serving.

NOTE: Gelatine powder needs heat to dissolve. If too hot it may not set. If too cold it may go lumpy.

Malteser Biscuits Makes: approx. 35

250g butter, softened

1⁄3 cup caster sugar

1⁄3 cup firmly packed brown sugar ½ cup condensed milk

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

2cups self-raising flour ¾ cup plain flour

165g packet maltesers, halved

1.Preheat oven moderate (180oC/160oC fan-forced). Grease and line baking trays with baking paper.

2.Place butter and sugars in large bowl. Beat on medium speed (4-6) until smooth and creamy. Add condensed milk and vanilla; beat until combined.

3.Add flours; beat on low speed (1-3) until just combined. Fold through maltesers.

4.Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls. Place on prepared trays and flatten with the back of a fork.

5.Place in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden. Cool on trays.

VARIATION:

Violet Crumble Biscuits: replace Maltesers with 2 x 50g crushed violet crumble bars.

Peanut Butter Biscuits: cream butter, sugars and ½ cup crunchy peanut butter. Add condensed milk and vanilla, mix. Add 2 cups self-raising flour, 1 cup plain flour and

¼cup chopped salted peanuts, mix until combined. Bake as per recipe.

Cherry Chocolate Biscuits: replace maltesers with 200g chopped dark chocolate and ½ cup chopped glace cherries. Gently fold through mixture and bake as per recipe.

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