Halloween Biscuits - The Recipe

Whip up some homemade sweet treats to delight little ghosts and ghouls. Try our simple biscuit dough, rolled out and cut into spooky shapes.

Preparation time: less than 30 mins
Cooking time: 10 to 30 mins
Makes 6-8 biscuits

Ingredients

·         100g/3½oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature

·         100g/3½oz caster sugar

·         1 free-range egg, lightly beaten

·         275g/10oz plain flour

·         1 tsp vanilla extract

·         To decorate

·         400g/14oz icing sugar

·         3-4 tbsp water

·         2-3 drops food colourings

Preparation method

1.      Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.

2.      Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until combined.

3.      Beat in the egg and vanilla extract, a little at a time, until well combined.

4.      Stir in the flour until the mixture comes together as a dough.

5.      Roll the dough out on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 1cm/½in.

6.      Using Halloween-style biscuit cutters, cut biscuits out of the dough and carefully place onto the baking tray.

7.      Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes, or until pale golden-brown. Set aside to harden for 5 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.

8.      For the icing, sift the icing sugar into a large mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture. Stir in the food colouring.

9.      Carefully spread the icing onto the biscuits using a knife and set aside until the icing hardens.