Slightly late writing this post as Valentine’s Day was on Monday! But with this recipe, you can make it on any occasion and with any biscuit cutter shape. I wanted to make something with the boy as it’s half term this week and they love homemade biscuits! Gingerbread man is their favourite, I swear they can eat a whole batch of it in one go!!
This is really quick to make, especially when you are doing this last minute as most of the ingredients you should have in your cupboards already. The boys had fun rolling out their hearts and enjoy putting alot of sprinkles! Let’s just say, the biscuits were very very sweet!! 🙂
Ingredients: 175g soft butter, 100g caster sugar, 1 egg beaten, pinch of salt, 1 x tsp vanilla extract and 300g plain flour, plus extra for rolling out.
For decorating, you can use 150g icing sugar and mix with 1-2 x Tbsp of water and any sprinkles.
Method:
- Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat together until ilight and fluffy. Whisk the egg and vanilla in a separate bowl and mix it with the butter and sugar mixture. Sift in the flour and salt to forma dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the over to GM4, line your tins. Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut out your shapes. Bake for 15 – 20 minutues or until they are golden brown. Leave to cool in wire racks.
- Sif the icing sugar into a bowl and add some water and mix until smooth. You can also add 1 x tsp of vanilla extract into your icing. You can then use different food colourings to make your biscuits really colourful or you can just add the different sprinkles. The biscuits are quite sturdy to hold so you can even dip them in melted chocolate if you want to be really indulgent! Leave to dry and then enjoy! 🙂
Aunty G's Kitchen 