Makes about 30 biscuits vanilla biscuits 100g butter, softened ½tsp vanilla extract 50g caster sugar 150g plain flour chocolate biscuits 100g butter, softened 50g caster sugar 125g plain flour 25g cocoa powder To decorate a small amount of glace icing and smarties For the vanilla biscuits place the butter, vanilla extract and sugar in a bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon until soft and combined. Sift over the flour and stir together until the mixture is well combined and comes to

Try these using various fillings and cheeses, some sun dried tomato paste for dairy free lovers or a mixture of cheddar and gruyere for the cheese freaks. 400g block puff pastry 2tsp sun-dried tomato puree 2tbsp grated Parmesan cheese 2tbsp grated Gruyere cheese Lightly sprinkle a clean work surface with flour. Using a rolling pin roll the pastry out until it is the thickness of a £1 coin. Using a sharp knife trim the edges to make a rectangle 34 x 24 cm. Cut the pastry in ha