Christmas Recipes > Christmas Shortbread
8oz butter
12oz plain flour, shifted
Pinch of salt
to decorate:
2oz icing sugar
silver balls
glace cherries
angelica
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Sift in the flour and salt and work together to form soft dough.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured board.
- Knead lightly for a few moments until smooth but avoid over handling.
- Chill for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface and cut into shapes with Christmas cutters.
- Place on greased baking tray.
- Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven 180oC/350oF/gas mark4 for 10 - 15 minutes until pale golden brown.
- Leave on the baking tray to cool for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Mix the icing sugar with a little water to make a glace icing and use to ice the biscuits.
- Decorate with silver balls, tiny pieces of cherries and angelica.
- Store in an airtight tin.
- These can be wrapped in cellophane and tie then with narrow ribbon or coloured string to decorate the Christmas tree.
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How to make Christmas shortbread:
Ingredients
4oz caster/superfine sugar8oz butter
12oz plain flour, shifted
Pinch of salt
to decorate:
2oz icing sugar
silver balls
glace cherries
angelica
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Beat the sugar and butter together in a large bowl until combined (though creaming is not necessary).- Sift in the flour and salt and work together to form soft dough.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured board.
- Knead lightly for a few moments until smooth but avoid over handling.
- Chill for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface and cut into shapes with Christmas cutters.
- Place on greased baking tray.
- Bake the biscuits in a preheated oven 180oC/350oF/gas mark4 for 10 - 15 minutes until pale golden brown.
- Leave on the baking tray to cool for 10 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Mix the icing sugar with a little water to make a glace icing and use to ice the biscuits.
- Decorate with silver balls, tiny pieces of cherries and angelica.
- Store in an airtight tin.
- These can be wrapped in cellophane and tie then with narrow ribbon or coloured string to decorate the Christmas tree.
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