Christmas Biscuits

If you have a food processor add all the ingredients and blend until smooth. To make by hand cream together the sugar and butter until smooth and evenly combined. Beat in the egg and ground almonds then work in the flour and mixed spice until you have a smooth dough. Preheat the oven to 200C/fan ove

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Makes

20

Difficulty

Medium

Method

If you have a food processor add all the ingredients and blend until smooth. To make by hand cream together the sugar and butter until smooth and evenly combined. Beat in the egg and ground almonds then work in the flour and mixed spice until you have a smooth dough.

Preheat the oven to 200C/fan oven 180C/gas mark 6. Line 2 baking trays with parchment. Dust the work surface with a little Homepride flour and roll out the dough to around 1cm thick. Use Christmas cutters to and carefully transfer the biscuits to the trays. Bake for around 15 minutes until just golden round the edges. Leave on the trays to firm up before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Decorate using writing icing adding in Christmas decorations if liked.

Ingredients

  • 75g caster sugar
  • 175g butter at room temperature
  • 1 egg, beate
  • 75g ground almonds
  • 225g Homepride plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • writing icing and Christmas decorations such as silver balls or snowflakes

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