Christmas Biscuits!

Gibby and I have baked today. I’ll give you a minute to recover from the shock . . .

. . . ok? Good. It’s what we’re doing for a hand-made gift this year. I should start by saying if you don’t already know, that I f-ing HATE cooking/baking/domestic things in general. But getting messing with Gibby and giving a gift with a bit of thought behind it – now that’s something that does appeal. That’s why these biscuits are perfect. DEAD easy to make, fun to decorate, and they absolutely taste like Christmas. Honestly they do! I wouldn’t win the British Bake Off or anything, but they’re flippin tasty (and presentation plays a big part too).

I’ve no idea where I got this recipe as I’ve had it a while now on a scrap of paper in the back of a cook book. It may have been my Mums I think. Anyhoo – you will need:

110g butter (room temperature)
150g caster sugar
2 egg yolks
220g plain flour
1 x teaspoon all spice or nutmeg
1 x teaspoon ground cinnamon
Icing sugar and edible glitter or sprinkly things for decoration

And here’s what you do

Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees (fan assisted).
Grease a baking sheet or line with baking paper.
Beat together butter, sugar and then egg yolks.
Slowly add the flour (with the spices mixed into it) till you get a nice dough – you may not need it all.
Roll out on a floured surface to about half a cm , and cut into appropriate Christmas shapes with cutters.

Bake for 10-15 mins depending on size (till they’re light golden brown at the edges).
When cool, mix water to a few spoons of icing sugar drop by drop, till you get a nice mixture: runny enough for you and your little one to drizzle over the biscuits.
Go bonkers with the edible glitter and sprinkles.

Told you it was easy. You can even just decorate with a sprinkle of icing sugar through a sieve if you’re really short of time or inclination. I let Gibby do the decorating herself. As a result, they do not look pristine or picture perfect. They look like a toddler made them, but I think that’s all part of the charm!

When they’re fully set, we put them in a clean kilner jar, with some ribbon, glittery paper on the top, and wee baubles so they look extra pretty. Aw - who wouldn’t love to receive this? Especially with a nice bottle of mulled wine!