Cinnamon Stars
Traditional Christmas biscuits, with a crunchy baked icing. These cookies are easy to make and make a great gift for friends.
Servings: 50 biscuits depending on size
Equipment
- baking sheet
- baking sheet liner
- star cookie cutter
- Rolling Pin
- pastry brush
Ingredients
- 200 g (7oz) plain flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 100 g (3½oz) butter
- 75 g (3oz) golden caster sugar
- 1 large egg lightly beaten
- 1 large egg white
- 75 g (3oz) icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan)/350°F/gas mark 4. Lightly grease or line two baking sheets.
- Sift 200g (7oz) plain flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder and 2 teaspoon cinnamon into a mixing bowl. Rub in 100g (3½oz) butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in 75g (3oz) caster sugar then mix to a soft dough with one beaten egg.
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and cut into stars, using a biscuit cutter and place on the baking sheets.
- Make a hole in the top of each biscuit, with a skewer, if you want to be able to hang the biscuits on the tree.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile beat together one egg white and 75g (3oz) icing sugar. Brush over the tops of the biscuit and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Thread with ribbon if desired.