Very simple, just 3 ingredients, no raw egg so really young children can squidge the dough with no worries about them eating it. Not overly sweet, more like a shortbread but really nice.

3 oz. caster sugar
5 oz butter (could use shortening for really white biscuits)
7 oz plain flour

I actually doubled this recipe and there was a ton so depending on how many biscuits you want (or if you want to freeze half the dough) then the original amounts would probably be enough.

Pre-heat oven to 150C/300F/Gas Mark 3. Blend the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy. Work in the flour with a fork, bit by bit until you have a stiff doughy consistency. You might want to refrigerate it for an hour or so at this point, if it gets too warm and sticky. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until about ¼ inch thick.

Use a small glass to cut intersecting circles, which will give you 2 crescent moon shapes. Sprinkle these with granulated sugar.



You could cut any shapes you want really, and we also fashioned the letter S, cos we’re working on the sssss sound at the moment.

Keep squidging left-over bits of dough together and rolling out again til all used up. Bake until light brown and golden, DO NOT OVERBAKE. Remember the biscuits will brown up after coming out of the oven so don’t bake them til they’re brown. In my oven, it took about 14 minutes.