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Ingredients

• 3½ oz unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
• 3½ oz caster sugar
• 1 medium free-range egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 9¾ oz plain flour
• 7 oz icing sugar
• 2–3 drops food colouring of your choice (optional)
• sprinkles, iced gems or other decorations of your choice (optional)

Method

1. Line a baking tray with baking paper and heat the oven to 375°F for the biscuit dough.
2. Cream the softened unsalted butter and caster sugar together in a bowl until combined, then beat in the lightly beaten egg and vanilla extract a little at a time.
3. Stir the plain flour into the butter bowl and bring the mixture together into a biscuit dough.
4. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1/2 inch thick, cut out biscuits with cutters, and place the shapes carefully on the lined tray, rerolling the offcuts for more biscuits.
5. Bake the easy iced biscuits for 8 to 10 minutes, until pale golden brown, then leave them on the tray for 2 minutes to firm up before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl and stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons of water to make a smooth icing, then stir in the food colouring if using.
7. Spread the icing over the cooled biscuits with a knife, add sprinkles or other decorations if using, and set the biscuits aside until the icing hardens.

Prep: 30 min · Cook: 30 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data