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125g plain flour
75g butter (room temperature)
75g fine sugar
½ small free range egg (room temperature)
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
½ teaspoon baking powder
white fondant icing
a piece of blue and red fondant icing
edible glitter, silver
Here is how we made - using our Christmas cutters - astronauts and stars for our little lovers of the universe
Stir baking powder and flour together.
Place butter and sugar in a bowl.
Beat together until creamy.
Whisk in egg and vanilla.
Sieve the flour with the baking powder and add it in halves.
Whisk until the flour is well combined.
Knead the dough quickly.
Wrap the dough in cling film.
Allow the dough to rest for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 170°C
Bake the biscuits for 10-12 minutes.
Allow the biscuits to cool on a rack.
Cut stars out of white icing.
Stick them on the stars.
Sprinkle on some glitter
Thinly roll out white fondant.
Cut out the astronauts and stick them on.
Cut out helmet shields of light blue icing.
Score arms and legs and stick on badges.
