These are a yummy snack for Santa but can also be wrapped to make a nice gift 🙂
ingredients
250g butter
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 egg
2 1/2 cups plain flour
1/2 cup cornflour or custard powder
1/3 cup cocoa
1 tablespoon milk
200 g milk chocolate
100g white chocolate
round lollies (e.g. mini marshmallows, mini smarties)
icypole sticks (at least 12)
instructions
- cream butter, sugar & vanilla
- add egg
- mix well
- add cocoa, flours & milk
- mix well
- wrap mix in plastic and cool for at least 30 minutes
- cut out 24 Christmas tree (or other biscuit cutter shapes always even number of each shape)
- put in 180 C over for 15 minutes
- cool on tray
- spread melted milk chocolate on biscuits
- press icy pole stick in chocolate
- place matching shape biscuit on top
- let chocolate set in fridge
- melt white chocolate
- use piping bag or paint brush to create chocolate ‘garlands’ on trees
- use lollies to create Christmas balls on trees
- allow chocolate to set before storing or wrapping
* Makes about a dozen trees if you have a 12cm long biscuit cutter. Will make more or less depending on your biscuit cutter.
* It’s fun to make different Christmas shapes and give a couple together as a gift…
Sounds very yummy, Michelle – thank you! It also sounds like a great family activity leading up to Christmas, as well as creating gifts.
You could probably do the same thing at other times, just use different shaped biscuit cutters!
cooking as a family activity is a good idea – it also strengthens the bond among family members. And this one sounds ymmu!