Easy iced biscuits
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Makes 24 biscuits
Keep the kids entertained with this easy iced biscuit recipe. Let their imagination run wild with the icing, sprinkles and decorations!
Ingredients
- 100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 100g/3½oz caster sugar
- 1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 275g/10oz plain flour
To decorate
- 200g/7oz icing sugar
- 3-4 tbsp water
- 2-3 drops food colourings
Method
Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, a little at a time, until well combined. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, a little at a time, until well combined, then stir in the flour and bring together to form a dough.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1cm/½in. Using biscuit cutters, cut biscuits out of the dough and carefully place onto the baking tray.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until pale golden-brown. Set aside to firm up for 2 minutes, then transfer to cool on a wire rack.
For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food colouring.
Carefully spread the icing onto the biscuits using a knife and set aside until the icing hardens.
