Cookie swap: Humaira's custard biscuits

This recipe is a family tradition, that we make every year on the Muslim holiday called Eid for our whole family. The picture is of one of the plates of baked goods we made on Eid. Here is the recipe for these moon shaped cookies:

Ingredients

• 250 g butter

• 8 tbsp sugar

• 2 eggs

• 1/2 cup custard powder

• 4 tsp baking powder

• 3 cups flour

• 1/2 cup smooth jam (preferably strawberry)

• 1/4 cup icing sugar

Directions
1 Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
 
2 Add eggs and beat. Then add custard powder, baking powder and enough flour to form a soft dough.
 
3 Roll out onto floured surface until the dough is π inch thin. Use a cookie cutter in any shape desired. Bake in a moderate oven.
 

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