Mixed spice skeleton biscuits

Name: Mixed spice skeleton biscuits
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 42 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 125 g unsalted butter; 100 g dark brown muscovado sugar; 4 tbsp golden syrup; 325 g plain flour, plus extra for dusting; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 tsp mixed spice; 50 g tubes Dr Oetker White Decorating Icing (or see tips); 40 Cake Decor Edible Eyes

An easy recipe to make and share with happy Halloween-goers.

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Makes20
CourseSnack
Prepare30 mins
Cook12 mins
Total time42 mins
Pluscooling and setting

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125g unsalted butter
100g dark brown muscovado sugar
4 tbsp golden syrup
325g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp mixed spice
2 x 50g tubes Dr Oetker White Decorating Icing (or see tips)
40 Cake Decor Edible Eyes

Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3. Line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment. Melt the butter, sugar and syrup together in a pan, then remove from the heat.
Sieve in the flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice, then stir together to make a stiff dough.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 5mm thick. Using a medium gingerbread man cutter (about 12x9cm), cut out 20 or so gingerbread men and place onto the prepared trays, rerolling the dough as needed. Bake for 10-12 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
Use the icing to decorate the biscuits with bones and smiley faces, with a little extra icing to stick on some eyes. Leave to set before serving.

Cook’s tip

If you find the icing tubes a little stiff to use, put them (lid on) into a bowl of warm water to soften. You can also decorate these with your own icing. Use a tub of royal icing, thinned with a splash of water if needed. Spoon into a disposable piping bag and snip off a small point at the end to begin.

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