We made some lovely nature themed biscuits, leaf shapes and snails. The colours didn’t come out very well, next time I’ll try gel colours! But you get the idea. I love the inspiration that can come from certain themes. We cut leaf shapes with a knife and rolled up sausages to make our colourful snails.
You may remember a few weeks ago I shared a fantastic Summer Holiday workbook that Harveys Furniture have create to inspire families to get creative, you can see the workbook here. They tasked me to make something creative with a nature theme and instantly I thought of leaf shaped biscuits, it is nearly autumn after all and they are good shapes for biscuits!
Nature themed biscuits
A delicious biscuit that snaps with a crunch.
Servings 20
Ingredients
- 250 g unsalted butter softened
- 275 g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs lightly whisked
- 450 g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 types of Food colouring I used red, yellow and green
Instructions
- In a food processor, blend butter and sugar until it is light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the lighted whisked eggs and blend until combined.
- Sift in the flour and baking powder, blend for a couple of minutes until mixed into a dough.
- Wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees (gas mark 3).
- Line a couple of baking sheets with baking paper.
- Split dough into three.
- Mix the food colouring with the three bits of dough, using your fingers.
- Roll out the dough with a rolling pin.
- Cut leaf shapes with a knife.
- Roll out sausage shapes and spiral together to make the snails back, then add another sausage at the bottom for the snail.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Leave to cool and eat. Yummy!
Notes
Use gel colouring as the usual food colouring I used did not take very well, as you can see.
Step by step in pictures
Rosie @Eco-Gites of Lenault
Tuesday, August 25, 2015I love these and think I will make them as an end of holidays treat for the boys. Off to pin the recipe now …
Sonia Constant
Tuesday, August 25, 2015Thank you Rosie! You will have to let me know your Pinterest username π
Enjoy the cookie making!