Serves 6-8
Ingredients
- 250g unsalted butter, softened
- 80g icing sugar sifted
- 2 egg yolks
- 5ml vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 300g plain flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 lemon zest
- Sour Cherry jam
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