Perfect for the Christmas festivities, these delicious biscuits are tangy, fragrant and very moreish!
Makes: 18
Preparation time: 30 minutes
What You’ll Need:
- 100g softened butter
- 50g caster sugar
- 3 tablespoons bottlegreen elderflower cordial
- 1 lime
- 200g plain flour
- 150g icing sugar
- Silver balls and ribbon
What To Do:
- Preheat the oven to 180C (160c for fan assisted oven) gas mark 4.
- Cream together the butter, caster sugar and 2 tablespoons of the
- bottlegreen elderflower cordial, add the grated rind of the lime.
- Sift in the flour and mix to a dough, knead lightly.
- Roll out on a lightly floured work surface, cut into stars approximately 7 8cm diameter and place in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes until pale golden, then leave to cool on a wire rack.
- Mix together the sieved icing sugar, remaining 1 tablespoon of bottlegreen elderflower cordial and enough lime juice to make a smooth, spreadable icing.
- Ice the biscuits and decorate with silver balls. Leave to set for several hours.
Cooks tip: If using as decorations, make a small hole in the uncooked biscuit with the blunt end of a skewer, and carefully thread a ribbon through after it’s baked and after the icing has set.