1 yolk of a hard boiled egg

1 egg – raw

60 gm sugar – ground

175 gm sifted white flour

125 gm butter – softened

1 egg white & granulated sugar for deco

Mixing and baking

Mash the hard boiled egg yolk. Beat it together with the raw egg and the groung sugar.

Fold in the flour & butter – a little at a time alternately. Mix as little as possible.

Divide the dough into 3-4 parts and roll each part into a log / tube about the thickness of a finger.

Heat the over to 180 C.

Cut this into equal lengths of 4-5 cm and fold the ends one over the other as in the photo. Place on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Brush over the biscuits with beaten egg white & sprinkle with granulated sugar.

Bake in the oven for 10 – 12 mins til the biscuits are a very light golden brown. These biscuits are like shortbread – they should not be baked too long!

Cool well on a baking rack & store away.

They make perfect Christmas gifts, packed in a pretty biscuit tin!