Star-shaped Sugar Biscuits

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 225 g plain flour, sifted
• 110 g sugar
• 110 g butter, cut into cubes
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 60 g icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon single cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to gas mark 4/350°f/180°c.
• 2 you will need a 10 cm / 4 inch star-shaped biscuit cutter.
• 3 prepare a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
• 4 sift the flour alongwith the sugar in a bowl and add in the butter and work with your fingertips until the mixture is crumbly.
• 5 add the beaten egg and a teaspoon of cold water and mix again until the mixture forms a ball leaving the sides of the bowl clean.
• 6 on a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to about 1/3 cm thickness.
• 7 cut out the biscuits using a 10 cm star-shaped cutter.
• 8 if you would like to use it as a decoration, using a skewer, make a hole in each one to thread a wire after baking.
• 9 transfer the biscuits onto the baking tray and bake them in the middle shelf for 15-20 minutes.
• 10 remove them from the oven and cool them on the tray for 5 minutes before transferring onto a wire rack to let it cool.
• 11 meanwhile, make the icing sugar glaze by mixing the icing sugar with the cream till smooth.
• 12 when the biscuits are cold enough to handle, brush the top of the biscuits with the glaze to give it a thin coat and leave it on the rack to dry completely.
• 13 if using as a decoration, once completely cool and dried, thread a thin wire through the holes and hang them on the tree. if not, then store in an airtight container.