Name: Crown Jewel Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 18 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100g softened butter 100g dark brown sugar 50g golden syrup 1 large egg 250g self-raising flour 2 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp mixed spice 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt; 200g ready-made white fondant icing 100g ready-made red fondant icing 100g ready-made purple fondant icing White icing pen Edible gold paint

Crown Jewel Cookies

Have a right Royal ball with these crown-shaped cookies! Round up your own little gems to help decorate the tastiest crown jewels around!

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Ingredients

Cookies

100g softened butter
100g dark brown sugar
50g golden syrup
1 large egg
250g self-raising flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp mixed spice
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt

Decoration

200g ready-made white fondant icing
100g ready-made red fondant icing
100g ready-made purple fondant icing
White icing pen
Edible gold paint

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160C Fan. Line two baking sheets with non-stick baking paper.
2. Measure the butter and sugar into a mixing bowl. Whisk until light and fluffy using an electric hand whisk. Add the syrup and egg and whisk again. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk until the mixture comes together.
3. Lightly knead into a dough and wrap in cling film. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour until firm.
4. Flour a work surface and roll out the dough. Stamp out crown shapes using a crown cookie cutter.
5. Place on the baking sheets and bake for 15-18 minutes until lightly golden and just firm in the middle. Leave to cool.
6. Roll out the white fondant on a surface lightly dusted with icing sugar and cut out crown shapes using the cutter. Using a sharp knife remove two holes from each to make the openings in the crown.
7. Pipe a little icing onto the crown using the icing pen and attach the fondant. Using the icing pen, add small dots around the outside and leave to dry.
8. Using a paint brush, brush with the edible gold paint and leave to dry.
9. Lastly, roll out a little red and purple fondant and cut out to fill the two holes on each crown and attach with a little icing.