Father's Day Biscuits

You will need a set of Letter Pressed cookie cutters, from www.coxandcox.co.uk and www.amazon.co.uk

For the chocolate biscuits

1. Cream the butter and Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg.
2. Next, sift in the flour and cocoa powder and knead well to combine. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and roll out to a thickness of 5mm (¼”) thick. Choose your letters and then first stamp out the biscuit then turn the cutter over and firmly press the letter side into the dough. Transfer to baking trays. Repeat until you have your chosen message, spacing the letters apart on the baking trays. Re-roll the dough as necessary.
3. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Fan160°, 350°F, Gas 4.
4. Bake on the top and middle shelves of the oven for 10 minutes until slightly darker in colour, swapping the trays over halfway through. Cool briefly then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

For the butter biscuits

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Fan180°, 400°F, Gas 6.
2. Lightly grease 2 baking trays. 
3. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolk.
4. Next, sift in the flour, add the lemon rind and mix well. Add enough milk to make a  fairly soft dough.
5. Knead the mixture gently on a lightly floured surface and roll out to a thickness of 5mm (¼“).
6. Choose your letters and then first stamp out the biscuit then turn the cutter over and firmly press the letter side into the dough. Transfer to the baking trays. Repeat until you have your chosen message, spacing the letters apart on the baking trays. Re-roll the dough as necessary.
7. Bake on the top and middle shelves of the oven for 8-10 minutes, swapping the trays round halfway through, until pale golden. Cool briefly then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

For the icing

1. Sift the Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar into a mixing bowl and stir in enough water to create a smooth mixture which will easily flow. Using a teaspoon, fill the letters with the icing gently teasing it into place. Leave to dry on a wire rack for 2 hours or overnight then transfer to a tin.