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Speedy Valentine’s Day Biscuits

Valentine’s Day is in a couple of hours time and some us may have forgotten to get our loved ones a gift.
These biscuits only take 10 minutes to bake and can be decorated personally for many of your Valentine’s.
I adapted the recipe from one of my favourite cookbooks. My mum bought me this book when I was 18 and it has every recipe you could possibly need. You can buy it here. (Good Housekeeping Step By Step Cook Book).
The recipe makes the most amazing soft dough which is very easy to cut into your desired shapes.

Bakes: 26 medium hearts
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Baking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
175g Softened butter
200g golden caster sugar
350g plain flour
1 medium egg
2tsp vanilla essence
decorations for your cookies (I used melted dark chocolate)

Method:
1. Mix all your ingredients into a food processor and mix until the ingredients are almost combined into a ball.
2. Roll into a ball to combine the ingredients fully.
3. Roll out the dough about 3mm deep.
4. Lay on baking parchment, on your baking tray.
5. Cook for ten minutes, alternating your trays at half time.
6. Leave your biscuits to cool whilst you sort out your decorating equipment.

Have fun & Happy Valentine’s Day everyone.

Make sure you stop by tomorrow for my Mr & Mrs YouTube video going live at 18:00.

x

Spiced Halloween Biscuits

Any chance to celebrate something and I am in the kitchen baking or making cocktails.
Here is a rather picture heavy blog post of me making Halloween cookies with a cocktail in toe to help me decorate them.
Those who know me will know that I am not the biggest fan of Halloween because I don’t really care for the scary stuff. That being said, I love the excuse to munch on all the sugary treats.

I had a lot of fun in the kitchen creating these Spiced Halloween Biscuits. They are a little gruesome looking but super cute and very yummy.

I hope you enjoy my Spiced Halloween Biscuits. Let me know if you make them and make sure you send me pictures or tag me on Instagram @itsmegantaylor

{Make sure you are subscribed to my You Tube channel for tomorrows Halloween Cat Hair and Make Up Tutorial video}

INGREDIENTS
6 tablespoons soft unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
Zest of 1 orange

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METHOD
1.Preheat the oven to 160°c
2.In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar
3.Beat in the egg and vanilla
4.Add the flour and baking powder
5.Slowly add the butter and eggs
6.If the mixture is too wet, add more flour
7.Refrigerate the dough for approximately 45 minutes
8.Cut into shapes 1/4in thick
9.Place on a baking sheet and cook for 7-10 minutes checking reguarly
(It should be soft in the middle but golden on the outsides)
10.Leave to cool before decorating