Stained-Glass Window Biscuits

Method

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/ gas 4.

2. To make the biscuits sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, ginger and salt into a bowl.

3. Rub in the butter until you have a mixture that resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.

4. In a small bowl mix the golden syrup and the egg together and pour this into the flour mixture. Bring together to form a dough, lightly kneading for 1 minute. Pop into the fridge for about 30 minutes.

5. Place the sweets into a freezer bag and with a rolling pin crush them and shake to mix them up.

6. On a lightly floured surface roll out the biscuit dough to about the thickness of a pound coin. Cut shapes out using a Christmas themed cutter and place onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

7. Cut out a shape in the centre of the biscuit making sure you leave a good edge around the biscuit. Make a hole at the top of your shape using a straw so you can thread ribbon through to hang on the tree. Fill the hole in the biscuit with the crushed boiled sweets. Bake the biscuits for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

8. Leave to cool completely before you thread the ribbon through and hang on your tree.

Suggestion: Decorate the biscuits around the edge if you wish.