Everyone loves these, including myself and they are easy to bake.
It doesn't require much to make them and are very addictive!
Nama je Christmas Cookies, but you can make it anytime with any theme you want. The basic biscuit is important, be creative and create various designs to decorate.
Christmas Cookies.
source:
BBC Food Recipes
100g butter
100g caster sugar
1 egg (beaten slightly)
275g flour (I used Tepung Gandum Blue Key)
1 tsp vanilla
For icing on the top
400g icing sugar (sieve first or you'll encounter lumps)
3-4 Tbsp water
A few drop of food coloring of your choice
edible glitter
Method
Cram butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add in beaten egg and vanilla, a little at a time. Mix well.
Roll out dough onto a floured surface to a thickness of 1 cm.
Using biscuit cutters,of your choice, cut out the biscuits and place
them onto a greased baking tray.
Bake at 160 C for about 10 min. Keep an eye on them or they'll burn.
Cool the biscuits on a rack.
Icing.
Carefully mix the sugar and water. Preferable a drop at a time, to form a smooth paste.
Stir in food coloring.
Using a knife or a piping bag, spread the icing onto the biscuits and sprinkle any glitter
or sugar decoration you like.
Let icing harden and dry completely before storing in air tight containers.
Good luck!
