Spice Biscuits (Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

110 g unsalted butter, softened
150 g caster sugar or 150 g superfine sugar
2 egg yolks
225 g plain flour (not self-rising!)
1 teaspoon ground british mixed spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 180C (170C for fan ovens), 350F, gas mark 4 and grease a baking sheet or cookie sheet.
Beat the softened butter with the caster sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks and beat to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, mixed spice and cinnamon and whisk (or sieve).
Stir the spiced flour into the egg, butter and sugar mixture and knead lightly on a floured board to bring the dough together.
Roll out dough to 0.5cm (quarter of an inch) thickness on a floured board or surface and cut out into 2 inch rounds or whatever shapes you desire; Do not reroll dough too many times or biscuits will be tough.
Bake for 15 minutes or until very lightly browned at the edges then use a spatula to transfer biscuits to a wire rack to cool.
Store in an airtight container to retain crispness.