Recipe

Easter bunny biscuits made with less sugar and no coloured icing. This way they become a healthier option for children to enjoy at this celebration time. 

If you prefer different shapes divide the dough and roll out to make chicks or stars shapes.

20+
30 mins
15+ mins
160ºC

Ingredients

  • Dough
  • 200g butter
    - softened
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 400g plain flour
    - sieved
  • 1 level tsp ground mixed spice
  • 1 level tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2-4 tbsp milk
  • Decoration
  • Sprinkling of raw sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Preparation:
  • 01 Preheat the oven and line baking trays with non stick baking paper.
  • Make dough:
  • 02 Place butter and sugar into a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks. Sieve in the flour and spices and add enough milk to make a fairly soft dough. Bring together, using your hands, to make a soft dough. Wrap in cling film and allow to chill in the fridge for 10-15 minutes or so.
  • Make bunny biscuits:
  • 03 On a lightly floured work surface roll out the dough to a thickness of about 5mm/¼in. Using a rabbit shaped cutter, cut and remove as many bunny biscuits as you can. Place on the prepared baking trays. Sprinkle with raw sesame seeds.
  • Bake:
  • 04 Place in the preheated oven and cook for 15 minutes, or until pale golden brown. Keep a careful eye on the biscuits to prevent burning and it doesn’t matter if you open the oven door to check.
  • Cool:
  • 05 Remove from the oven and cool on the tin before lifting onto a wire wrack to finish cooling.
  • Store:
  • 06 When cold place carefully into an airtight container. Keep until required. They will keep crisp for up to a week when stored in this manner.
  • 07 These delightful biscuits can be frozen and allowed to thaw before consuming. They will keep 3 months.

Notes

These delightful biscuits can be frozen and allowed to thaw before consuming. They will keep 3 months in this manner.

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