Mother's Day Biscuits
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About the bake
Whether its a new Mum celebrating her first few Mother's Day or a Mum whose children are grown and have flown the nest (perhaps even a Grandma) it's always nice to be appreciated and reminded that you're doing a great job and you are loved. What better way to do this then with these adorable motivational Mother's Day biscuits.
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°fan/Gas Mark 4 and line a large baking sheet with baking parchment.
Step 2
In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and butter and rub together until you have fine breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.
Ingredients for this step
- Allinson's Plain White Flour (300g)
- Salt (1/2 tsp)
- Butter (unsalted) (chilled) (150g)
- Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar (150g)
Step 3
In a small jug or bowl beat lightly beat the egg with the vanilla, add this to the flour mixture and combine until you have a soft dough.
Ingredients for this step
- Egg(s) (free range) (large) (1)
- Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste (2 tsp)
Step 4
Wrap the dough in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
Step 5
Roll out the dough ¼ at a time, cut out shapes your choice of cutters.
Step 6
Bake about 9 cookies at a time for 13 minutes. Allow all the cookies to cool completely on a rack.
Step 7
When you're ready to decorate the biscuits, whisk the icing sugar with 65ml of lemon juice. Whisk the icing until it has the consistency of toothpaste.
Ingredients for this step
- Royal icing sugar (400g)
- Juice of one whole lemon (100ml)
Step 8
Divide the icing into amounts according to how many colours you have and keep covered with cling film
Step 9
For each colour icing add a few drops of food colouring to achieve the colour you desire and then thin the icing with more lemon juice a few drops at a time. The icing needs to be runny enough to smooth out in ten seconds. Draw a line through it with your spoon; if the line disappears in ten seconds it is the right consistency.
Ingredients for this step
- Food colouring (professional gel) (Variety of colours)
Step 10
Separate ¼ of the icing and place in a piping bag with a number 1 nozzle.
Step 11
Pipe an outline around the outside of the biscuits a few at a time. Allow to dry for 5 minutes. Using the rest of your icing "flood" the inside of the circle and spread out until you have a flat surface with no bumps. Continue in this way until all the biscuits are iced. If you want to add sprinkles, place them while the biscuits are wet.
Ingredients for this step
- Sprinkle decorations (1 pot)
Step 12
The biscuits can either air dry overnight or at 50°C/30°fan for 1 hour until the icing is set hard.
Step 13
To decorate, write sentiments with your food pen and highlight with the paints.
Ingredients for this step
- Food pens (Variety of colours)
Ingredients
For the Biscuit
- 300gAllinson's Plain White Flour
- 1/2 tspSalt
- 150gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 150gButter (unsalted) (chilled)
- 1Egg(s) (free range) (large)
- 2 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste
For the Icing
- 400gRoyal icing sugar
- 100mlJuice of one whole lemon
For the Decoration
- Variety of coloursFood colouring (professional gel)
- Variety of coloursFood pens
- 1 potSprinkle decorations