Today I quickly made some homemade little gifts for my friends. I altered my shortbread recipe until it fit into these little jars I got from Ikea called Korken
For my wedding favours I did the same but in mini milk bottles and they worked out really well so I just copied this but had to work out how the recipe would fit in different jars. As usual I just guessed until I got it right 🤣
For the Ikea size of jar I needed 50g of plain flour, 25g of caster sugar and 25g of cornflour.
First I weighed out the plain flour and poured this in to the glass jars followed by the caster sugar and finished off with the cornflour.
I love how white they are and the cornflour is so smooth it feels like snow 🌨
I tried to print off labels but as usual there was an issue with my printer when I needed it isn't that always the case?! So I handwrote the instructions on brown card. All you need is to add 50g of salted butter. By hand or in a food processor mix everything together, roll out thinly and cut using a festive cookie cutter for Christmas biscuits. Bake for 30 mins at 150°C or Gas Mark 2 (they will still be very pale) then immediately sprinkle with caster sugar. Allow to cool completely before eating them. Yum!!
I rolled the instructions up and put them through the little metal handles. For my wedding milk bottles I hung them with string and used vintage fabric cut into circles for the top of the bottles.
I finished the Christmas jars off with some green and white twine. Lovely festive little gifts when it's just the thought that counts. I think I will give my neighbour one of these too. I gave my daughter's teacher something similar one year also. I do love a homemade gift and these are really easy to make and equally easy for the recipient to bake. I am not sure how many biscuits this mix will make as it depends on the size of cutter you use but enough for you to eat with your festive cuppy!
I finished the Christmas jars off with some green and white twine. Lovely festive little gifts when it's just the thought that counts. I think I will give my neighbour one of these too. I gave my daughter's teacher something similar one year also. I do love a homemade gift and these are really easy to make and equally easy for the recipient to bake. I am not sure how many biscuits this mix will make as it depends on the size of cutter you use but enough for you to eat with your festive cuppy!
Let me know if you make these shorties yourself this year and who you would give them to!
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