Spiced Pumpkin Shortbread

Method

• step 1

  Preheat the oven to 160degrees/140fan Grease a large baking sheet

• step 2

  Mix together the flour, sugar and spices Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs

• step 3

  Add a dollop of food colouring and knead the mixture until it forms a dough, add a little milk if needed. At this stage add more food colouring to reach your desired colour

• step 4

  Take a heaped teaspoon of dough and roll it into a ball, Mark vertical lines in the side of the ball to form a pumpkin shape, go quite deep to prevent the lines fading out while cooling.

• step 5

  Place a clove into the top of each ball and place it onto the tray. Continue until all the dough has been used up

• step 6

  Bake for around 35minutes or until the biscuits are firm and the bases have darkened, if baked too little they will be raw in the middle!

• step 7

  Leave to cool before enjoying!