How to Make Gift Tag Biscuits
Gingerbread is a classic Christmas bake, and this year why not try out a modern gift tag biscuit design as well as the typical gingerbread men. These tasty biscuits can be personalised or decorated however you wish, making them the perfect edible gift.
Follow along with the instructions below to find out how to make. It couldn't be easier with our free, downloadable template!
You will need
Ingredients
* 40g Soft Butter
* 40g Light Brown Sugar
* 1 Egg Yolk
* 2 tbsp Golden Syrup
* 100g Plain Flour
* 1tsp Ground Ginger
To Decorate
* Edible Food Pen - Red and Green
* White Ready to Roll Icing
* Sprinkles etc
Equipment
* Wooden Spoon
* Sieve
* Cling Film
* Straw
* Greaseproof Paper
* Rolling Pin
* Knife or Pizza Cutter
* Cooling Rack
Cream together the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until pale and creamy. Beat in the egg yolk and golden syrup, then sift in the flour and ginger. Bring the dough together into a ball with your hands and wrap in clingfilm. Chill the dough in the fridge for half an hour.
Roll out the chilled dough to the thickness of a pound coin.
Lay all of the tags on a baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Use the bubble straw to remove the hole in each tag. Place the tray of tags in the fridge for 30 minutes or the freezer for ten minutes to chill the dough back down.
Then transfer to a preheated oven 170 degrees Celsius for ten minutes or until the edges of the tags are starting to brown.
Roll out the white icing 3mm thick and use the icing tag template to cut out the labels for the tags. Attach these to the biscuits with a little water brushed onto the back of the icing to stick. Use the straw to remove the hole in the icing.
Decorate your tags as desired with the food pens and edible decorations.