Traffic Light Biscuits

Name: Traffic Light Biscuits
Yield: Makes 20-22
Ingredients: 200 g butter; 2 eggs (or 1 egg, 1 yolk - you need 75 g), beaten; 200 g caster sugar; 2 eggs (or 1 egg, 1 yolk - you need 75 g), beaten; 2 eggs (or 1 egg, 1 yolk - you need 75 g), beaten; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 400 g plain flour, plus extra to dust; Approximately 10 tablespoons apricot jam or plain piping jelly; Large pinch of salt; Icing sugar, to dust; Approximately 10 tablespoons apricot jam or plain piping jelly; Red, yellow and green food colouring; Red, yellow and green food colouring; Red, yellow and green food colouring

Preparation info

Makes
20-22

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Baker's Daughter

By Louise Johncox

Published 2014

About

When children came into the tea shop they immediately pointed to these traffic light biscuits behind the counter with their jewel-like red, orange and green ‘lights’. Mums often bought them for a quick treat for their child and these biscuits always guaranteed to brighten up any birthday party table. They are also fun and messy to make.

Ingredients

200 g butter
200 g caster sugar
2

Microwave
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. Line a couple of baking sheets with baking parchment.

Follow the instructions for making biscuit dough.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of about 5mm. Using an 8cm ova