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Homemade Party Rings - a Classic British Biscuit (Cookie)
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Homemade Party Rings - a Classic British Biscuit (Cookie)

Homemade Party Rings replicate the classic British biscuit by preparing a buttery, sugar-rich dough rolled and cut into ring shapes. Once baked to a light golden, these cookies are iced with colored confectioners' sugar icing in multiple shades, including orange and red or other pastel hues, with decorative lines and patterns created before the icing sets. The result is a crisp, decorative biscuit combining a mild buttery flavor with sweet icing ideal for afternoon tea or children's parties.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 120 kcal
Course: Bread, Baked Goods
Cuisine: British, Scottish

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

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  1. Cream the butter and sugar well.
  2. Add the flour and mix until a dough forms.
  3. Bring the dough together on a flour dusted counter, then begin to roll it out.
  4. Roll out to about 1/4" thick.
  5. Using the Party Rings cutter, cut the pastry.
  6. Use the inner cutter for the center hole of each biscuit, then place on a silicone lined baking tray.
  7. Bake in a 350º F ( 175º C) oven for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a rack.
  8. 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.
  9. Divide the icing into four bowls. Leave one white, color the other three: pale purple, light pink and pale orange.
  10. 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.
  11. Next, take a skewer or toothpick and make lines across the icing lines you just made. Allow to dry completely.
  12. 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

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 120

% 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.