Ingredients:

• 125g butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 – 3/4 cup of chopped almonds (raw or roasted)

Salted caramel icing:

• 55g butter
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 2 tsp brown sugar
• 1/2 cup icing sugar

Method:

1. Cream the butter and sugar together, then beat in the vanilla essence.
2. Add the egg and beat well.
3. Sift the flour and baking powder together and then beat into the creamed mixture. Then add the chopped almonds and beat well. Knead the mixture with your hands to make sure everything is fully mixed together.
4. Form into teaspoon sized balls and place on a greased baking tray. Flatten the biscuits with a floured fork. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. Transfer biscuits onto a wire rack to cool. Wait until fully cooled before proceeding to make the caramel icing.
   
   Salted Caramel Icing
   
6. Melt the butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar in a saucepan on a low heat. Stirring occasionally.
7. Add the icing sugar and mix together.
8. Place the saucepan on a glass chopping board or other cool surface to cool down. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
9. Using a teaspoon, spread some icing on top of each biscuit, using the back of the teaspoon to help spread the icing evenly.
10. Leave biscuits on wire rack to give the icing time to set. Don’t let it set entirely, or the salt won’t be able to stick.
11. When placed in the biscuit container, sprinkle the biscuits with salt.