Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:

• 200 g unsalted butter, softened

• 200 g white caster sugar

• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 medium free-range egg, beaten

• 400 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting

• 250 g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting

• gold and silver edible sprinkles, silver balls and white shimmer pearls, to

decorate (available from the baking section as most supermarkets or

online)

Method:

Step 1

In a bowl, cream together the butter, caster sugar and cinnamon until light and fluffy. Add

the egg and flour and mix to a dough. Gather into a ball, wrap in cling film and chill in the

fridge for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6.

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 1⁄2 cm, then cut out star

and Christmas tree shapes with cutters. Transfer to two non-stick baking trays and bake for

12-14 minutes. This recipe makes approximately 20 biscuits.

Cool on a wire rack.

Step 3

Mix the icing sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of water in a bowl until smooth and thick. Spoon

into a piping bag fitted with a writing icing nozzle. Pipe decorations on to the biscuits then

decorate with the sprinkles, silver balls and pearls, and dust with icing sugar.