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| 1 | Lemon | |
| 100 grams | Butter | |
| 100 grams | Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's) |  |
| 175 grams | Plain White Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly) |  |
| 1 | Free Range Eggs Yolk |  |
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Panda Cookies
Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad
These Panda Cookies are so much fun to make and decorate, and perfect for giving.
| Preparation Time | 15 minutes |
|---|---|
| Baking Time | 15 minutes |
| Portions | Makes 9-10 Cookies |
| Skill Level | Easy |
| Average Rating |  |
Additional Ingredients
For the buttercream icing:
| 150 grams | Butter | |
| 300 grams | Icing Sugar (Silver Spoon Homegrown) |  |
| 1 | Silver Spoon Cakecraft Designer Icing Black |
Further Additional Ingredients
| You will need a small piece of white cardboard and a baking tray lined with baking parchment |
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How to make Panda Cookies
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Set the oven at 180°C, 160°C fan, 350°F, gas 4 Draw an 8 cm circle onto a piece of card (use a cup or a pastry cutter as a guide, then using a smaller cutter draw 2 smaller circles on top to make ears, Cut out the panda head shape.
- Grate the lemon zest and squeeze 1 tbsp lemon juice.
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Place the lemon zest, butter, sugar and flour in a food processor and blend until it makes fine crumbs, add the egg yolk and lemon juice (check if you need it all) and blend again for a few seconds. Gather the mixture into a ball and chill if necessary.
- Roll the dough on a work surface lightly dusted with flour, to a thickness of a £1 coin. Cut out panda head shapes using the template and place on a baking tray. Re Roll the trimmings to make more. Bake cookies for 14-15 minutes until just golden at the edges, allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing from the baking tray to cool.
- To make the buttercream place the butter in a bowl with 1-2 tsp boiling water, add the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
- Spread the buttercream over the biscuits. Using the black designer icing and the plain writing nozzle, pipe ears, nose and mouth, and add choc beans for eyes.
- The biscuits will keep 3-4 days in a cake tin.
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