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Christmas Tree Biscuits Veg CD CBF 50mins
Makes about 20
Cold
Vegetarian
Cookies
Teatime Baked Fayre
Ingredients 125g/5oz Plain Flour 125g/5oz Plain Wholemeal Flour 1 teasp Ground Cinnamon 1 teasp Mixed Spice 50g/2oz Caster Sugar 125g/5oz Butter 1 Egg, beaten A little milk
Instructions
1.
Place the flours, cinnamon and mixed spice into a large mixing bowl and mix
well.
2.
Rub the butter into the flour mixture with your fingertips until it looks like
fine
3.
Add the beaten egg and knead into a dough, adding a little milk if necessary.
4.
Preheat the oven to 190C, 375F, Gas Mark 5.
5. Turn the biscuit dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll out very thinly.
6. Cut out into stars or trees using biscuit cutters or, if you're feeling artistic, freehand into snowmen or other festive shapes.
7. Place onto baking sheets, prick lightly with a fork and bake in for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
8. Remove from the oven and immediately make a hole at the top of each biscuit with a skewer being careful not to burn yourself. Cool on wire racks.
9.
Once cold, thread thin ribbon through each biscuit and tie to the Christmas
tree.
These can also be iced using a mixture of icing sugar and water adding food colouring if desired.
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