These biscuits are on my short list of things that every baker should know how to bake! It is an easy recipe with just 4 steps to baking the best biscuit. They make a prefect baking treat and ideal for kids to make.
The dough can be cut out with a variety of cookie cutters to create any shape biscuits you like, no matter what season you’re baking for these biscuits will be a hit. Give them a go and let me know how you get on!
How to make the perfect biscuit with these 4 easy tips:
- Use plain flour. If you use self-raising flour the raising agent will cause the biscuits to puff up and lose shape.
- Chill your dough! Once you’ve cut out your chosen biscuit shapes place on a baking tray and pop into the fridge for at least half an hour, this will help your biscuits to keep shape.
- Get yourself Sugarpaste Spacers, this simple tool will make sure you evenly roll out your biscuit dough each and every time.
- Roll the dough between two pieces of parchment paper.
Sugarpaste Spacers
TOP TIP: I find if I roll the dough on a floured counter, the flour on the counter gets absorbed into the dough and the biscuits can become dry due to the extra flour.
Decorating the biscuits:
These biscuits can be decorated with a variety of icings or toppings. This can be a great one to give kids full autonomy on decorating their biscuits with their preferred toppings. Or if you are baking for a party, you can adapt them to any party. Here are some of my favourite ways to decorate:
- Drizzle with chocolate and sprinkle with freeze dried fruit.
- Colour Royal icing with whatever colour you need and top with sprinkles
- Create a homemade jammy dodger by sandwiching two biscuits with a layer of jam between them or try something different like Nutella or caramel sauce.
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Recipe for Jam Hearts:
Ingredients:
200g Unsalted Butter
200g Caster Sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
400g Plain Flour
Equipment:
Mixing Bowl
Electric Mixer
Rolling Pin
Parchment Paper
Baking Tray
Spatula
Cookie Cutters
Method:
1. Beat the butter & caster sugar together till just combined.
2. Add in the egg & vanilla extract, mix.
3. Add in the plain flour & mix till it forms a dough.
4. Wrap in clingfilm & chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
5. Roll the dough between two pieces of parchment paper and cut out with the heart cookie cutter, with a mini heart cutter cut out the centre of half of the biscuits.
6. Place on a lined baking tray & chill in the fridge for at least an hour before baking. This will stop the cookies from spreading when baking.
7. Bake at 170C Fan for 14-16 minutes depending on size.
8. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
9. Once cooled spoon a teaspoon of raspberry or strawberry jam on the full heart cookie and top with the heart cut out biscuits.
10. Dust with icing sugar & Enjoy
