T&T biscuit recipe please

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

I want to make some biscuits for next Sunday. Not just any old biscuit - these are to be Dinosaur shaped ones for daughter's 'step-nephew' - a joint tea party for Bobby and daughter - his is on Saturday and hers on Sunday ..

So, I need a biscuit recipe that will hold up to the cutting out and take some icing too, no special flavour ...

TIA xxx

[liketocook Profile]

Shortbread Patsy, easy to make and holds it's shape well would be my suggestion
I use a 3:2:1 ratio of plain flour, butter and caster sugar and it never fails me. Just remember to prick the tops so it doesn't bubble. 180C (fan) for 10-12 minutes. Keeps well in an airtight tin for a week.

[Seatallan Profile]

I second the shortbread recommendation. So easy to cut out. I use a basic shortbread recipe for Christmas biscuits and they always come out well.

What a lovely thing to do Patsy! Please post pics of the dinosaur biscuits once made...

[Suelle Profile Website]

I've been using this recipe for more than 30 years, whenever I need a biscuit dough which won't spread:

https://mainlybaking.blogspot.com/2016/ ... olate.html

Gingerbread biscuit dough is usually suitable too, or look at somewhere like BBC Good Food for recipes used to make Christmas biscuits.

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

Oooh, thanks for those suggestions ... Yes, will take some pics (that is if the cutters arrive in time ) ... I only ordered them yesterday, as that's when the idea popped into my head. Bobby who will be 3, has been obsessed with dinosaurs for most of his young life ..

[liketocook Profile]

Hope the cutters arrive in time Patsy , if not a "Blue Peter" job of some tracing paper shapes or a poundshop jigsaw might be an option as a template to cut around.

[Uschi Profile]

Those suggestions sound good. If the cutters do not arrive, check the poundshop or similar. If you can find egg-shaped cutters you can make Dinosaur eggs.

You can flavour any plain dough with some orange or lemon zest.

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

[aero280 Profile]

I’ve seen dinosaur cutters in Lakeland and Flying Tiger in the Harlequin in Watford.

[KeenCook2 Profile]

Pat, I've still got some dinosaur cutters - DS1 and partner made some biscuits during lockdown last year when they were staying with us! Will dm you ...

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

the cutters arrived this morning... , but they seem quite small (about 8x6 cm) ??? - not in itself a problem unless I just can't manage the dough. As I have nothing else planned today, I think I will do a trial run

[Earthmaiden Profile]

As ltc said, you can always draw round a homemade cardboard template if all else fails! My mum used to do that with our Christmas shaped biscuits very successfully.

[Uschi Profile]

Not small at all. My favoured size is three to Five cm.

[scullion Profile]

you might find the dough expands a little with cooking, depending on which recipe you use.

[Meganthemog Profile]

I use Nigella's shortbread recipe - she uses icing sugar instead of caster and they are incredibly short and melt in the mouth. They don't spread and are great for dinosaur biscuits which I make regularly for GS.

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

And here is today's experiment:

Those on the left were rolled out to 10mm thickness and those on the right to 6mm thickness ... more fragile The bits at the top are the remains of a shortbread round from the leftover dough. I don't have caster sugar, so blitzed granulated down and did wonder if I had made it too fine

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[liketocook Profile]

These look fab Patsy, I think young Bobby will be delighted

The wee broken head looks like a cook's perk to me

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

Thanks ... I think they will do fine. And as it's daughter's birthday on Sunday, she has requested some cakes to take into work on Friday, her last shift this week .. I'm going to be busy on Thursday

[PatsyMFagan Profile]

These look fab Patsy, I think young Bobby will be delighted

The wee broken head looks like a cook's perk to me

Ermm..... there was a 4th pastry that didn't make it and why do you think there is only 3 pieces of shortbread round left

[liketocook Profile]

These look fab Patsy, I think young Bobby will be delighted

The wee broken head looks like a cook's perk to me

Ermm..... there was a 4th pastry that didn't make it and why do you think there is only 3 pieces of shortbread round left