Trick or treaters would be very happy if they knew these yummy Halloween biscuits might be sitting by the door.
Serves 8 – 10 (makes 20 biscuits)
Cooking time: 20 mins
What You’ll Need:
Biscuits:
- 100g butter
- 1 cup of caster sugar
- 2 happy eggs
- 2 cups of plain flour
- Zest & juice of 1 orange
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp mace
- 1 tsp nutmeg
Icing:
- 250g icing sugar
- 120g butter
- 1-2 tbsp milk
- Food colouring to suit
What To Do:
Biscuits:
- Mix the butter and sugar together until they form a creamy paste. Continue mixing and add the flour, happy eggs, zest & juice, flour and spices
Mat’s top tip: If it’s too dry, add a little warm water.
- Roll the mixture into 1 inch diameter balls. Place on a greased baking tray, with at least 1 inch space around them. Press the tops gently with a fork to flatten them slightly.
- Place in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4 for 12-14 minutes.
- The biscuits are ready when they have just started to brown around the edges. Leave to cool on a baking tray.
Icing:
- Mix the butter and icing sugar together in a bowl, adding the milk as needed to make a smooth paste
Mat’s top tip: It’s much easier if you warm the butter first.
- To make the spider’s web pattern on your biscuits, first, spread uncoloured icing over the biscuit. Then, with a piping bag or an icing pen, draw concentric circles with the coloured icing. Quickly, while the icing is still wet, use a toothpick to drag a line from the centre of the circles to the outside edge, every 30° or so. Hey presto! A Spiders web!
Recipe from Mat Follas for happy egg.co.uk