Crunchy Biscuits, decorated with Royal Icing
We always go nuts for Bake Off, as it is our all time favourite TV show. We are celebrating the start of Great British Bake Off with a biscuit recipe especially designed for it! Biscuits are so versatile and are a great way to celebrate and deliver a message. Decorated with coloured Royal Icing, they are bright and delicious. Go nuts this season and create out of the ordinary bakes!
Crunchy Biscuits, decorated with Royal Icing
Beabopbakes
4
15 minutes
10 minutes
Biscuits
This biscuit recipe is easy to make at home, tailor it to your own needs and write your own message. Colourful, crunchy and delicious
Ingredients
- 200g of Softened Unsalted Butter
- 200g of Whitworths Caster Sugar
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 Tsp of Vanilla Extract
- 400g of Plain Flour
- 250g of Whitworths Royal Icing Sugar + 40ml of Cold Water
Directions
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan
Beat the butter using an electric whisk or a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, until soft and creamy
Beat in the Caster sugar, then the egg and vanilla
Finally add the flour to make a dough - if the dough feels a bit sticky, add a little more flour and knead it in
Flour your work surface, separate the dough into 6 or so pieces and roll out each piece one at a time to a 5mm thickness
Cut out the letter shapes and place them on a baking tray, evenly spaced apart. Re-roll any off-cuts and repeat
Place the biscuits/trays in the fridge for 15-20 minutes (this is to stop the biscuits from spreading out of shape)
Bake the biscuits in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are golden brown
Leave to cool completely before icing the biscuits
Sieve the royal icing sugar into a bowl, make a well in the centre and add 40ml of cold water
Using an electric hand whisk, mix for 3-4 minutes until the icing forms soft peaks, gradually increasing the speed
Divide the mixture into separate bowls and add food colouring to each bowl, try not to over mix. Then pour into separate piping bags - make sure you keep some white icing for the outline
Let the icing harden, then enjoy!