Name: Christmas boys and girls
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 250 gram butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 1 egg yolk; 2 1/4 cup plain flour, sifted; white decorating icing; mini pastel musk candies, to decorate

Christmas boys and girls

These adorable biscuits are perfect gifts for your friends during the festive season. Let your kids go wild decorating or take yourself back to your own childhood as you dress these little treats up.

Makes 20 Item

Prep

20M

Cook

10M

Total

30M

Ingredients

250 gram butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup caster sugar

2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

1 egg yolk

2 1/4 cup plain flour, sifted

white decorating icing

mini pastel musk candies, to decorate

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. [KIDS Line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Add vanilla and egg yolk; beat until well combined. Add flour; beat until a smooth dough forms. Cover dough with plastic food wrap. Chill for 15 minutes.

2.Roll dough between sheets of baking paper to 5mm thick. Using a 7cm gingerbread man cutter, cut out 20 shapes. Re-roll dough off-cuts if required. Place on prepared trays. Bake for 8-10 minutes, swapping trays halfway through cooking, or until golden. Cool on trays.

3.[KIDS Decorate cookies with white decorating icing and musk candies.]

Use vanilla essence instead of paste. Make ahead: Make cookie dough up to 1 month ahead. Wrap in plastic food wrap. Freeze until required. Thaw in fridge overnight. Try some different Christmas shape cutters. Wrap cookies in cellophane as gifts. Makes 20
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