Dessert

Fancy iced biscuits

Ingredients

  • 300g plain flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • zest of 3 limes
  • 150g cold unsalted butter, diced
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
Serves
20
Prep Time
1 hour
Ready in
1 hour 15 minutes

Directions

  1. Line a couple of trays with baking parchment and heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
  2. Mix together the flour, salt, caster sugar and lime zest (keep the zested limes for the icing). Add the butter and rub together until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  3. Beat the egg and vanilla bean paste together with a fork, then mix into the other ingredients.
  4. Knead until even. Chill until firm, then roll on a lightly floured surface until about 4-5mm thick.
  5. Stamp out 8cm rounds, transfer to baking trays, then chill again for 15 mins before baking for 15-17 mins until golden.
  6. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool before decorating.