Christmas Shortbread Stars

Ingredients

• 250g plain flour
• 175g butter
• 75g caster sugar
• 1 tbsp orange peel
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp icing sugar
• 2 tsp water

Method

1. Place the butter and flour into a bowl and rub together until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
2. Stir in the rest of the ingredients along with 2 tsp of cold water and combine to form a ball.
3. Roll out onto a lightly floured surface to a thickness of 2.5mm. Using a 4cm star cutter, cut out approx 40 stars.
4. Place the stars onto baking sheets and bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.
5. Mix together the cinnamon and icing sugar and lightly dust over the biscuits.