Trick or Treat

Make sure you have some delicious cookies on hand.

Ghoulish Biscotti Basic Recipe

¾ cup caster sugar

2 eggs

1 1/3 cups plain flour

1/3 cup self-raising flour

1 ½ cups multi-coloured glace cherries

½ cup blanched almonds

Pre-heat oven to moderate 180 C or 350 F.

Grease baking tray.

Combine sugar and lightly-beaten eggs, add sifted flours then halved cherries and almonds.

Gently knead dough on floured surface.

Divide dough into two logs and place on baking tray.

Bake approximately 30 mintes, remove and cool in tray on rack, approximately 10 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 150 C or 300 F.

Use a serated bread knife to cut ½ inch slices, place on ungreased trays and bake a further 30 minutes until crisp and dry. Turn halfway through cooking. Cool on wire racks.

Halloween Decorator Cookies

185g butter, softened

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

2 cups plain flour