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Iced Easter biscuits

Junior chefs can help make and decorate these pretty Easter biscuits

Ingredients
100 g butter, at room temperature
150 g light brown soft sugar
1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten
225 g plain flour
0.5 tsp baking powder
0.5 tsp ground mixed spice
1 tsp ground ginger
200 g icing sugar
You will also need:

Easter cookie cutters
Piping bag

Method
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and smooth. Stir in the egg with 1 tablespoon of the flour. Stir in the remaining flour, the baking powder, mixed spice and ginger until the mixture comes together as a dough. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas 4. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to the thickness of a pound coin. Using the Easter cookie cutters, stamp out biscuits and place onto baking sheets – you’ll need to do this in batches.

Bake for 10-12 minutes, until just golden. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.

Mix the icing sugar with 1 1/2 tablespoons water. Spoon into a piping bag and ice the cookies with patterns of your choice.

Cook’s tip:
colour the icing with a few drops of food colouring if you like. The baked, un-iced cookies freeze well.


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