Biscuit place tags

Make these little name biscuits as a fun addition to your Christmas table, one for each dinner guest. They also make thoughtful gifts for family and friends

Prep:50 mins
Cook:15 mins
plus chilling and 2-3 hrs setting
Serves 12
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 171
fat 8g
saturates 5g
carbs 24g
sugars 0g
fibre 1g
protein 2g
salt 0.2g

Ingredients

100g butter
60g caster sugar
160g plain flour , plus extra for dusting
1tsp ground cinnamon
¼-½ tsp ground cardamom
1 egg yolk
1tsp vanilla extract
100g royal icing sugar
few drops of food colouring (optional)

Method

Put the butter, sugar, flour and spices in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and vanilla, and pulse again until it comes together into a dough. Will keep, well wrapped, in the fridge for up to three days, or the freezer for three months.
Roll the dough out on a dusted work surface to the thickness of £1 coin. Use biscuit cutters in the shapes of your choice to stamp out the tags, making sure they’re large enough to pipe names on, about 8-10cm wide (we used round- and star-shaped cutters). Transfer the biscuits, well spaced apart, to baking sheets lined with baking parchment, and chill for 15 mins.
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bake for 12-15 mins until golden at the edges. Leave to cool for 5 mins on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely.
Mix the icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a very thick, stiff paste. Colour the icing with food colouring, if you like. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a very small round nozzle, and pipe borders around the biscuits, then the names in the centre. Leave to set for 2-3 hrs.

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