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[Luvachicken]

I won a prize the other day and it arrived in the post today

It is an icing and biscuit set - basically like a giant metal icing bag with shaped presses at the end.

I washed it and dried it and mixed up some shortbread and thought it was soft enough to use but it wasn't

 

Does anyone have any suitable recipes, probably quite a soft mixture, that I could use in this gadget ?

It does look like it makes pretty biscuits but didn't come with any recipe ideas or instructions - other than how to put it together

[Patricia W]

I was bought one of these last Christmas and have still to use it so I'll be following this thread closely.

[Olly]

I have one of these, a bit fiddly but it makes very pretty biscuits, in fact last time I used this my friend thought they were shop-bought. I must get it out again and have a go. I have got some recipes somewhere, but if you Google 'biscuit press' or 'cookie press' you'll find some - here's a sample.

 

Top tip - don't line your baking sheets, you need to press the biscuits directly on to the metal sheet or they won't come out properly, they will just make blobs. It took me a while to realise this.

[Luvachicken]

Ooooh thank you Olly

I did use baking paper but I think it was the mix that was the problem, but I won't use it next time

I will look at google in a while.

[Goosey Lucy]

I have a Kuhn Rikon Cookie Press and the vanilla recipe is the recipe I use:

 

 

I don't use the cardamom though. Olly's tip about the baking sheet is spot on.

[Luvachicken]

Thank you for those two recipes.

It is hubby's birthday on friday so I might make some for him then

[Lesley]

I always use Viennese biscuit in mine http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/viennese_whirls_78348

 

I use this mixture as topping on mince pies as well, instead of pastry, just pipe a circle on top of the mincemeat before baking.