Christmas biscuits

[wssla00]

These Christmas Sugar Cookies - Martha Stewart Recipes are my favorite recipes. I usually make a few all the same size, put them in cellophane bags wrapped with string, raffia or ribbon depending on the tree style and then hang them from the tree- hey presto no dusty cookies

[Polly Fouracre]

Jeannied that sounds absolutely lovely. I'll try that on my next night off and if it doesn't turn out well, I'll try it again!

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/speculaasbiscuitstra_90641

BBC - Food - Recipes : Speculaas biscuits (traditional continental Christmas biscuits)

Try this one, these taste lovely.
from the website in the title, BBC hairy bikers recipe
Speculaas biscuits (traditional continental Christmas biscuits)
Bake these spiced Christmas biscuits as edible tree decorations, homemade gifts or simply for a Christmas treat.

Ingredients
100g/3½oz plain flour

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp ground ginger

½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

50g/2oz soft brown muscavado sugar

1 tbsp whole milk

75g/2½oz butter

2 tbsp candied peel, finely chopped

flaked almonds, to garnish (optional)

Preparation method
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.

In a bowl, mix together the flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, muscavado sugar, milk, butter and candied peel until well combined.

Using your hands, bring the mixture together as a dough.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll out to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness.

Using a cookie cutter, cut out shapes or circles from the dough and place them onto the lined baking tray. Decorate the tops of the biscuits with flaked almonds, if using.

Transfer the biscuits to the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until golden-brown. Set aside to cool on a wire rack, then serve.