Place raw sugar in TM and process 10 seconds on speed 9. If you are using caster sugar skip this step as it's just the way I turn raw sugar into caster.
Add in butter (cubed) at room temperature and mix for 20 seconds speed 4. Scrape down sides of bowl.
Add in vanilla and eggs and process another 20 seconds on speed 4.
Add in flour in 2 batches and I process on speed 3 for about 30 -40 seconds and do a scrape down inbetween.
**Roll into balls about the size of a walnut or smaller and then flatten with a fork for a plain biscuit or press down with your thumb to create an imprint and fill with some jam
Bake in a preheated 180 degrees oven for about 12-15 minutes. Leave to cool on tray for a few minutes as they are soft but will look lightly golden. Then transfer to a cooling rack.
It is from the cooling rack that they seem to disappear in our house!
Enjoy!
If you don't have a thermomix then cream the butter and sugar. Add in the vanilla and eggs one at a time and combine. Add in the sifted flour gently stirring as you go and then mix it all together well. I often use my hands to get the last of the flour in. Follow from **
Recipe by Retro Mummy at https://retromummy.com/2016/01/17/vanilla-biscuits-in-the-thermomix/