Snowman biscuits
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 10 to 30 mins to cook
- Easy
- Makes Biscuits
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 200g/7oz self raising flour
- 100g/3ÃÂýoz caster sugar
100g/3ÃÂýoz butter, plus extra for greasing
- 1 large free-range egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the decorations
- white and blue fondant icing
- white and black writing icing
- sprinkles
- 48 small chocolate balls
Method
- STEP 1Pre heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
- STEP 2Mix the flour and sugar together in a bowl, then rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- STEP 3Add the egg and vanilla essence and mix to form a soft dough.
- STEP 4Roll out onto a well-floured work surface and cut into rounds. Place on greased baking sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- STEP 5Cool on a wire rack. When completely cool decorate.
- STEP 6Roll out the white fondant icing and cut out circles the same size as the biscuits, brush the backs of the circles with a little cooled boiled water and stick them to the biscuits, smoothing down the icing as you stick it on.
- STEP 7Roll out the blue icing and cut out more circles, then cut these in half and using a little more water and stick on top of the white icing for the hats.
- STEP 8Brush the hats with water in places where you want the sprinkles to stick and then sprinkle!
- STEP 9Pipe decorations on the hat with the white writing icing, then pipe a small blob for the hat bobble and another for the nose - stick on the chocolate balls. Pipe black eyes and mouth then leave to set.