Biscuit or cookie

These cookies can be topped with nuts before baking or, once cooked, iced then dipped into various sprinkles, or simply dusted lightly with sifted icing sugar. To flavour the dough, beat your choice of essence or extract with the butter and sugar mixture, or beat in a teaspoon or two of finely grated citrus rind. […]

Place the unused vanilla bean in a jar of caster sugar to make your own vanilla sugar. Note

Dried lavender is available from gourmet food stores and cake decorating stores. Note

Biscotti can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 weeks. Note