Party Rings
This recipe for Party Rings was born out of my need to justify buying a pack of biscuit cutters. I couldn’t let them go to waste! Out of the four biscuits, Party Rings are my least favourite, but they’re incredibly fun to make. They’re perfect for baking with kids—easy to cut out and messy to decorate. Traditionally, the icing is feathered (dragging a skewer through wet icing), but I find that fiddly, so I opted for piping. Decorate them however you like! Check out my recipes for Bourbon Biscuits, Custard Creams, and Jammie Dodgers.
Makes 35
Hands-on Time 30 minutes (plus chilling and setting)
Baking Time 12 minutes
Ingredients
120g unsalted butter (softened)
80g caster sugar
200g plain flour
20g cornflour
1 medium egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
300–450g icing sugar
Water
Food colouring (liquid gel recommended)
Equipment
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
Baking parchment
Party Ring biscuit cutter or 5cm biscuit cutter and 2cm-wide piping nozzle
Aluminium baking sheet
Wire rack
Dessert spoon
Piping bag
Method
1. Make the Biscuit Dough
In a mixing bowl, beat butter and caster sugar until light and smooth.
Add flour and cornflour, stirring until crumbly.
Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until a thick paste forms.
Roll the dough between parchment to 5–7mm thick. Chill for at least 1 hour.
2. Cut and Bake the Biscuits
Cut out biscuits using a Party Ring cutter or a 5cm biscuit cutter. Use a piping nozzle to cut centres out of half the biscuits.
Chill the cutouts for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C (fan)/350°F/Gas Mark 4.
Bake on parchment-lined baking sheets for 12 minutes until lightly golden. Cool on a wire rack.
3. Decorate with Icing
Mix 150g icing sugar with 5 tsp water until smooth. Add food colouring as desired.
Spoon icing onto the biscuits, smoothing with the back of a spoon. Let the icing drip slightly over the edges.
Pipe additional icing in contrasting colours for decoration. Let set completely.
Enjoy!
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