Bourbon Biscuits - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ounces plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 ounce cocoa
2 ounces butter
2 ounces caster sugar or 2 ounces superfine sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
granulated sugar, for coating the biscuits
for filling
1 ounce chocolate, melted
1 1/2 tablespoons water
2 ounces icing sugar or 2 ounces confectioners' sugar, sifted
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Sift together flour, baking powder and cocoa.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in syrup.
Stir in half of the flour mixture.
Turn dough on to working surface and knead in remaining flour mixture.
Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.
Sprinkle top with granulated sugar and press in with rolling pin.
Cut dough into neat fingers (approx. 1 x 2 1/2 inches).
Lift on to greased baking sheet.
Prick each biscuit 2 or 3 times with a fork.
Bake at 325oF/160oC/gas mark 3 for 15-20 minutes.
Cool.
Beat all remaining ingredients for filling together.
Sandwich biscuits together in pairs.