There's something about Christmas that just makes me want to bake all day every day. The smell of baking in the house is irresistible and it just gets that festive feeling going! I'm not actually the biggest fan of spiced biscuits so this year I decided to make my granny's shortbread biscuits a little festive...
INGREDIENTS
- 6oz plain flour
- 4oz butter (diced)
- 2oz caster sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- glace cherries
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees celsius.
2. Add all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and rub together using your fingers until you have a texture similar to breadcrumbs.
TIP: You can also use a food processor for this step which is quicker!
3. Combine the mixture together into a pliable dough.
4. Roll out the dough until around 3mm thick and cut into circles around 7cm in diameter and place on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper.
5. Before popping them in the oven cut the glace cherries in half and place one half onto each biscuit - ideally in the middle of the lower half, for Rudolph's nose!
6. Pop the biscuits in the middle of the oven for 10-12 minutes.
7. Once cooked place the biscuits onto a cooling rack until completely cool.
8. Last but not least simply pipe on Rudolph's antlers and eyes - I used premixed tubes of icing for this!
These biscuits are so simple to make and yet so festive at the same time. They make the perfect addition to a festive afternoon cup of tea or even a last minute gift!
What are your favourite sweet things to make at Christmas?
These biscuits are so simple to make and yet so festive at the same time. They make the perfect addition to a festive afternoon cup of tea or even a last minute gift!
What are your favourite sweet things to make at Christmas?
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