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CHERRY EASTER BISCUITS
Makes 12

110g (4oz) butter
75g (3oz) caster sugar plus 1-2 tbsp for sprinkling
1 egg, separated
200g (7oz) plain flour
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
75g (3oz) dried cherries

Preheat oven to 200 C / 400 F / Gas 6.  Grease a baking sheet.

Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl and beat in the egg yolk.
Sift the flour, ginger and cinnamon together into the creamed
mixture.  Add the dried cherries.  Knead the dough on a lightly
floured surface and roll out to 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thickness.

Use a 8cm (3 inch) cutter to cut out 12 biscuits.  Place on the
sheet and bake for 10 minutes.  Lightly beat the egg white.  Remove
biscuits from the oven, brush with egg white.  Sprinkle with caster
sugar, bake for a further 5 minutes until golden.

Printable version: easter-cookies01.txt.