These Angel Cookies are adorable edible gifts to send out to friends and family for Christmas. Thread some ribbon through the wings of the angel and attach a personalized note.
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Ingredients
225g plain flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp mixed spice
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
50g unsalted butter
100g dark brown soft sugar
100g golden syrup
1 tbsp milk
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp mixed spice
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
50g unsalted butter
100g dark brown soft sugar
100g golden syrup
1 tbsp milk
Icing
150g icing sugar
1 to 1 ½ tbsp water
1 to 1 ½ tbsp water
Decoration
Edible Glitter
Edible mini pearls
Sugar Snowflakes
Yoghurt covered pretzels
Edible mini pearls
Sugar Snowflakes
Yoghurt covered pretzels
Method
- Mix together the flour, salt, baking powder, ginger and mixed spice. Heat the butter, brown sugar and golden syrup in a small pan , stirring frequently until dissolved, then allow to cool for five minutes. Stir the syrup mixture , egg yolk and milk into the dry ingredients and form into a ball of dough. Cover with plastic film and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350F/ Gas Mark 4. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface until about 5 mm / ¼ in thick. Cut into angel shapes. Bake the biscuits for about 12 minutes or until golden . Allow them to cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To prepare the icing . Mix the icing sugar and enough water together to make a smooth paste.
- Spoon the icing onto the body of the angels
- Stick on the yoghurt coated pretzels to make the wings.
- Sprinkle with the edible glitter and decorate with edible pearls and sugar snowflakes
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