Star-Shaped Sugar Biscuits

"These go down very well during Christmas specially with the younger lot. You could make holes and use it as an edible X'mas tree decoration.."
 
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photo by Marlene.
Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
6
Yields:
12 biscuits
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/350°F/180°C.
  • You will need a 10 cm / 4 inch star-shaped biscuit cutter.
  • Prepare a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
  • Sift the flour alongwith the sugar in a bowl and add in the butter and work with your fingertips until the mixture is crumbly.
  • Add the beaten egg and a teaspoon of cold water and mix again until the mixture forms a ball leaving the sides of the bowl clean.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/3 cm thickness.
  • Cut out the biscuits using a 10 cm star-shaped cutter.
  • If you would like to use it as a decoration, using a skewer, make a hole in each one to thread a wire after baking.
  • Transfer the biscuits onto the baking tray and bake them in the middle shelf for 15-20 minutes.
  • Remove them from the oven and cool them on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to let it cool.
  • Meanwhile, make the icing sugar glaze by mixing the icing sugar with the cream till smooth.
  • When the biscuits are cold enough to handle, brush the top of the biscuits with the glaze to give it a thin coat and leave it on the rack to dry completely.
  • If using as a decoration, once completely cool and dried, thread a thin wire through the holes and hang them on the tree. If not, then store in an airtight container.

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Reviews

  1. What a nice cookie! I decorated mine with pearl sugar and they looked SO pretty and tasted even better.
     
  2. These are a great sugar cookie (biscuit ;) ) I never need to wait til the holidays to bake a good sugar cookie LOL They mix up very quickly , and the dough is a dream to work with!! The glaze is a perfect touch on top of a not too sweet cookie. I used some colored sugar to sprinkle mine with just to add some color. Thanks for posting!!!
     
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