Name: Fairy wands
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 egg; 1 cup self-raising flour; 1 cup plain flour; 3/4 cup icing sugar; 3 teaspoon lemon juice; 1 drop red food colouring; fairy dust sprinkles, to decorate

Ingredients

125 gram butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 egg

1 cup self-raising flour

1 cup plain flour

3/4 cup icing sugar

3 teaspoon lemon juice

1 drop red food colouring

fairy dust sprinkles, to decorate

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and caster sugar in a small bowl until light and creamy. Add egg and beat until well combined. Sift flours over butter mixture; stir to form a soft dough.

2.Kids Step: Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface, then knead until smooth. Roll dough between sheets of baking paper to 7mm thick. Using a 7cm star pastry cutter. Cut dough into stars. Re-roll, then cut dough to make 14 stars.

3.Arrange 14 paddle pop sticks on prepared trays.

4.Kids Step: Using a metal spatula, carefully lift stars and place one biscuit at top end of each paddle pop stick; press gently to secure.

5.Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool on trays

6.Kids Step: Sift icing sugar into a small bowl; stir in juice. Tint icing with food colouring, then spread over biscuits. Decorate with fairy dust sprinkles and leave to set before eating.