Royal Icing

Royal Icing

Ingredients 450 grams icing / confectioners / powdered sugar, sifted 5 ml vanilla extract 2 large egg whites gel food colouring in your favourite colours Equipment Mixing bowl Whisk Spatula Piping bags Process Step 1: Combine icing sugar, vanilla and egg whites in a mixing 

Shortbread

Shortbread

What could be more perfect that a few bites of buttery homemade shortbread? The ideal accompaniment to a warm cup of tea or even a thoughtful gift to a friend or family. Process Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line and butter a square 

Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

This recipe combines warm spices like ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg into a chewy cookie that can be decorated by the kids. Make this versatile dough ahead of time and simply roll out and cut into any shape you desire, whether it’s gingerbread men or snowflakes 

Chocolate cookies

Chocolate cookies

These chocolate cookies are soft and buttery, much like the consistency of chocolate cake but in cookie form. I usually toss in chunks of whatever chocolate or sweets I have in the cupboard to use up last bits. Ingredients 100 grams butter 50 grams dark 

Custard Cookies

Custard Cookies

Process Preheat the oven to 170° C.  Line and grease a baking tray with baking paper or parchment. In a stand-mixer or with a balloon whisk, cream the butter and sugar until light & fluffy. Add the egg and whisk until combined. Sift in the 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Process Cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Whisk in the egg, vanilla and a tablespoon of flour to prevent the mixture from splitting. Sift in the rest of the flour, salt & baking soda and fold into the rest of the ingredients.