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.

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