Laura Ashley The Tea Room’s Festive Shortbread

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To celebrate the festive season, Nigel Cooke, Head Chef at Laura Ashley The Tea Room Solihull has shared his festive shortbread recipe. The recipe makes 30 – 35 biscuits, ideal to make as gifts to impress your friends and family this Christmas.

Ingredients

225g butter, softened

110g caster sugar, plus a pinch for dusting

225g plain flour

110g cornflour

1 teaspoon cinnamon plus a pinch for dusting

Zest of 1 orange

Method

Preheat your oven to 180⁰C

Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy

Slowly fold in the flour, cornflour and cinnamon and mix until fully combined.

Roll your biscuit dough mixture into a ball

On a lightly floured surface, use a rolling pin to roll out your biscuit dough until it is approximately 1cm thick

Use a biscuit cutter to cut out your biscuits

Place on to lined baking tray and prick each biscuit 3-4 times with a fork

Place in fridge for 1 hour to chill

Sprinkle finely grated orange zest over your biscuits and bake at 180⁰C for 18-20 mins

Once baked, mix your extra pinch of sugar with a little cinnamon and sprinkle over the biscuits before leaving them to cool

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