Homemade Party Rings - a Classic British Biscuit (Cookie)
User Reviews
4.7
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
36
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Calories
120 kcal
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Course
Bread, Baked Goods
Homemade Party Rings - a Classic British Biscuit (Cookie)
Description
The Homemade Party Rings recipe involves creaming salted butter with sugar and then mixing in sifted all-purpose flour to form a dough. This dough is rolled out to about a quarter-inch thickness and cut into ring shapes using a special cutter. Baking at 350ºF for 8 to 10 minutes produces lightly crisp cookies without browning excessively. Cooling the biscuits thoroughly is essential before applying the icing.
The icing is made by combining confectioners' sugar with water to create a runny consistency that sticks well to the cookies without running off. Dividing the icing into several bowls and adding food coloring creates a palette of pastel colors. Dipping the biscuits and then drawing lines or feathering patterns with toothpicks or skewers before the icing sets crafts the iconic multi-color stripe design of party rings. The faded tones allow the decorations to appear delicate and visually appealing.
These cookies suit social occasions like tea times or birthday parties, with their bright colors and familiar ring shape. The crisp texture and buttery sweetness pair well with tea or milk, making them a nostalgic treat for adults and children alike.
For a quicker version, the extra decorative stripes on top of the base colored icing can be skipped to save time while still offering enjoyable iced biscuits.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter salted, good quality, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour good quality, sifted
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar sifted
- Food Coloring orange, and red (or pink, purple color
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar well.
- Add the flour and mix until a dough forms.
- Bring the dough together on a flour dusted counter, then begin to roll it out.
- Roll out to about 1/4" thick.
- Using the Party Rings cutter, cut the pastry.
- Use the inner cutter for the center hole of each biscuit, then place on a silicone lined baking tray.
- Bake in a 350º F ( 175º C) oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a rack.
- Make the icing using the confectioner's sugar and just enough water to make a runny consistency. If a biscuit is dipped into the icing, a little will drip off, but won't all run off.
- Divide the icing into four bowls. Leave one white, color the other three: pale purple, light pink and pale orange.
- Dip some of the homemade party rings biscuits and place back on the rack. Before the icing sets, take another color of icing and pull lines across the top from a teaspoon or knife.
- Next, take a skewer or toothpick and make lines across the icing lines you just made. Allow to dry completely.
- Repeat with the rest of the homemade party rings biscuits with the other colors.
Notes
- You may omit the extra stripe decoration on top to reduce preparation time.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2 | |
| Calories | 120kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 41mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 9mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 158IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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