Iced goodies

INGREDIENTS (makes 30 biscuits)

For the biscuits:

A little Trex, for greasing 1 medium egg

2-3 drops vanilla extract

75g caster sugar

100g Trex, at room temperature 200g plain flour

Pinch of salt

50g polenta or semolina

To decorate:

250g icing sugar Pink food colouring

METHOD

1. Position the oven shelves towards the top of the oven.

2. Preheat the oven to 200°C/ fan oven 180°C/gas Mark 6.

3. Lightly grease two baking trays. Beat the egg, vanilla extract and sugar together using a wooden spoon.

4. Put the Trex into a mixing bowl with 150g (6oz) flour and the salt. Beat together with a wooden spoon until smooth and creamy.

5. Gradually beat in the egg and sugar mixture. Add the remaining flour and polenta or semolina and mix together to make a smooth dough.

6. Turn out onto a lightly floured work top and roll out with a floured rolling pin until 5mm (¼ inch) thick.

7. Use two or three differentsized heart-shaped cutters to stamp into biscuits.

8. Transfer to the prepared baking trays.

9. Bake for 16-18 minutes until light golden brown.

10. Cool for a few minutes on the trays, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

11. Mix 75g (3oz) icing sugar with a little water to make a stiff icing. Pipe carefully around the edge of the biscuits using a small icing bag fitted with a fine plain icing tube. Leave to set.

12. Mix the remaining icing sugar with a little water and one or two drops of pink colouring to give a pale pink icing.

13. Spread over the biscuits one at a time, so that it reaches the piped edges.

14. Leave until set.