Christmas cracker and biscuit recipes
Whether you're filling a hamper or want something to really set off that cheeseboard, rustle up a crispy homemade bite.
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Seeded oatcakes
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These quick biscuits make a great addition to a cheeseboard or gourmet homemade gift hamper
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Edible name place biscuits
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Finish off a beautifully laid table with these simple, mint-iced cookies - they're fun to make with the kids!
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Pistachio & cranberry cookies
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These crunchy, fruit & nut biscuits are sure to be a family favourite - make ahead and freeze, or wrap up for the perfect homemade gift
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Fennel & poppy seed cracker wreath
- Ready in 55 mins
Arrange savoury biscuits in a pretty circle around your chosen cheese for a decorative centrepiece and alternative cheeseboard
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Sea salt water biscuits
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Sensational spread with creamy cheese. Complete your cheeseboard with homemade crackers
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Cheese wheatmeal biscuits
- Ready in 34 mins
Savoury oaty biscuits that are great for lunch boxes, add Marmite or peanut butter for a delicious pinwheel
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Walnut & raisin oatcakes
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Quick and easy to make, these biscuits will add a flourish to the final Christmas course
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Spicy tree biscuits
- Ready in 2 hrs
These cookies are great for getting the kids involved in cooking, and they will look great on the tree too
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Vanilla shortbread dough
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Use this dough as the base for biscuits, to eat yourself, or to make as a Christmas gift
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Double choc shortbreads
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
These sweet treats will go down a storm at your next bake sale, and cost only around 15p each to make
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Lemon star biscuits
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Gorgeous, edible decorations for the Christmas tree which will delight your children
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Iced ginger shortcake
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This crumbly shortcake by Good Food reader Amelia Leadley is easy to whip up straight from the cupboard - and perfect with a cup of tea
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Cinnamon shortbread
- Ready in 45 mins
Shards of this simple, Christmas-spiced shortbread add a professional finish to creamy desserts
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Cherry shortbread hearts
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James Martin's easy biscuits taste as good as they look and make an ideal Valentine's Day gift
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Coconut & cinnamon place-name cookies
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Personalised biscuits are an impressive finishing touch when you're setting a table for dinner with friends and family
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Crisp orange shortbread
- Ready in 35 mins
Coeliac sufferers need not miss out on sweet treats with this gluten-free melt-in-the-mouth shortbread recipe
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Fruity Christmas biscotti
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The perfect make-ahead gift, these will keep for up to a month after baking and look really impressive
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Sugar-dusted vanilla thins
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Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet thins make a perfect treat
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Nutty chocolate crunch
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Turn all those nuts, biscuits and chocolate from Christmas into these delicious tiffin bites, great for gifts
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Macadamia & cranberry American cookies
- Ready in 35 mins
These freezable biscuits are completely irresistible and make a great gift for kids to give to teachers or grandparents
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Festive jammie dodgers
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Another great gift idea from Tana Ramsay. These jammie dodgers get the nostalgia flowing and are great for the kids to help out with too
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Chocolate & hazelnut biscotti
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These crunchy biscuits are great with coffee, or served with chilled sweet wine for dipping
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Hazelnut crisps
- Ready in 35 mins
These thin and delicate nutty biscuits are delicious served with ice cream or creamy desserts or presented in a gift hamper
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Clove sugar cookies
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These sweet, nutty, spiced biscuits can be served after dinner, or packaged up as gifts for family and friends
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