Festive orange jam biscuit

Method

• Step 1

  Cream the butter and sugar together, add the egg yolk and grated orange zest.

• Step 2

  Add the flour and gently mix to create a dough. Form the dough into a large sausage shape and wrap in cling film and place into the fridge for 2 hours.

• Step 3

  Take the dough out of the fridge and roll out to a thickness of about 3 to 4mm. Cut shapes from your dough using your desired shape cutter. Create an equal amount of each shape, as each biscuit requires a top and a bottom. Cut a hole or a shape (using a small cutter) on half of the biscuits (these will be the top biscuit where you will see the jam through).

• Step 4

  Place the dough shapes onto a flat greased baking sheet and place into the oven at 160˚C for approximately 10 minutes or until light brown.

• Step 5

  Take out of the oven and leave to cool on the tray.

• Step 6

  Place a teaspoonful of jam onto the biscuit bases and spread the jam out a little. Dust some icing sugar over the biscuit tops, then place them onto the jam covered bases and squash them down a little until the jam oozes out of the cut shape.