Easter bunny biscuits recipe

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  • Vegetarian
Makes12
SkillEasy
Preparation Time10 mins
Cooking Time15 mins
Cost RangeCheap

A really traditional Easter biscuit with currants and spices, and a crunchy sugar topping.

These Easter bunny biscuits are so easy to make. The recipe is only four steps and you can have them out of the oven and cooling in 30 minutes. You should get a dozen bunny-shaped biscuits from this dough. You don't need to use it all at once, either. Wrap it in cling film and chill or freeze it, unbaked, and use it the next time you fancy some fresh, homemade snacks with your afternoon cuppa. Swap the currants for raisins or sultanas if that's what you have, or use a mixture.

Ingredients

For this Easter recipe you will need:

  • 100g (3½ oz) butter
  • 75g (2¾ oz) caster sugar and extra for sprinkling
  • 1 large egg
  • 225g (8 oz) plain flour
  • ½ tsp mixed ground spice
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 50g (1¾ oz) currants - 12 currants for eyes
  • 2 tbsp milk

To decorate:

  • pretty ribbon

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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas 6. Grease two baking sheets. Cream the butter and sugar together with an electric whisk. Add the egg and whisk again.
  2. Add the flour, spices and currants and gently fold in. Lightly knead, then roll out to a 5mm (¼ inch) thickness. Use a bunny or other shaped cutter to press out about 12 biscuits, re-rolling the dough as necessary.
  3. Arrange the biscuits on a baking tray and brush with milk. Make eyes with the extra currants and sprinkle over the remaining sugar. Bake for 12-15 mins or until golden.
  4. Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Tie ribbons around the necks of the bunnies.

Top tip for making these Easter bunny biscuits

To make sure your biscuits have the best, crumbly texture, treat the dough gently once you add the flour. Don't vigorously mix it - just use a palette knife to fold the flour in. And don't overknead the dough - it only needs a gentle touch.

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Jessica Dady
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies