Preheat the oven to 180˚C/ fan 160c and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2
In a stand alone mixer beat together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and beat through.
3
Mix through the flour, baking powder, salt, mixed spice and vanilla extract until you have a biscuit dough.
4
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and roll out to about 1cm in thickness.
5
Cut out biscuit shapes, place on the lined baking tray, then using a smaller cutter or a small knife cut out the center of each cookie, arranging these around the tray aswell.
6
Crush the sweets using a rolling pin, they don’t need to be very fine pieces and arrange them into the centre of the cookie. Place in the oven
7
Cook in the oven for about 15 minutes. As soon as they come out of the oven, using a straw or end of a piping nozzle, poke out a hole at the top of each cookie. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
Makes 30
Prep Time: 50 Minutes
