Christmas Tree Biscuits

* Exported from MasterCook *

Christmas Tree Biscuits

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Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 oz Plain flour
1/2 ts Bicarbonate of soda
1 t Ground mixed spice
2 oz Butter, chilled and cubed
3 oz Soft light brown sugar
2 tb Golden syrup, heated
1 Egg, beaten
Plain flour for dusting
DECORATION
9 oz Packet coloured fondant
Icing
Glace icing made with 2oz
Icing sugar & 2 tspn water
Icing sugar for rolling
Silver balls, sweets,
Desiccated coconut, gold
Thread

Preheat oven to 190'C (375'F). Grease two baking
sheets. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda and spice
into a bowl. Rub the butter into the flour until the
mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.
Add the golden syrup and egg and mix to form a dough.
Gently knead the dough on a floured surface until
smooth, the roll out to 1/4 inch thick. Use christmas
cutters to cut out 16 shapes. Lift shapes on to baking
sheets and bake until just firm to the touch. Make a
hole large enough for gold thread at the top of each
biscuit. Transfer to cooling rack and leave until
cold. To decorate, roll out fondant icing on a clean
surface dusted with icing sugar. Cut out shapes with
cutters and place on biscuits, securing them with a
little water. Make a hole for thread as before.
Decorate with piped glace icing, silver balls, sweets
or coconut. Thread each biscuit with gold thread and
hang on Christmas tree, if liked.



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