Grandma's Yo-Yo Biscuits

These biscuits are so simple to make but will impress everyone because of there design... they look just like yo-yo's. They were my Grandma's friend's recipe and were made in 1949 ... you could say these biscuits have been tried and tested to their maximum! 

Onto the recipe - makes round 22 (you could double or even triple the recipe if needs be) 
Ingredients: 

For the biscuits

• 3 oz margarine
• 1 oz icing sugar 
• 1 oz custard power
• 3 oz plain flour

For the butter-cream icing

• 1 oz butter
• 2 oz icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pink food colouring

1. Preheat the oven to a moderate temperature - Gas Mark 5 / 375 F / 190 C

2. Line a baking tray with margarine and grease-proof paper to prevent them sticking

3. Combine all the biscuit ingredients in a large bowl until the mixture comes together

4. Shape into small balls, rather less then a teaspoon full at a time

5. Flatten slightly and mark with a fork (you could prick to add a design them or lay the fork onto them to slightly flatten them) 

6. Place them onto the tray 1/2" apart 

7. Cook for around 15-20 minutes 

8. Place on a cooling rack

9. Once cool combine the butter, sugar and vanilla extract into a thick paste.

10. Add a few drops of pink food colouring into the icing

11. Then optionally place into a piping bag, and sandwich two of the biscuits together to create the yo-yo affect. 

There you have it, super easy yo-you biscuits. Perfect to do with children or to quickly whip up before guests come round. Enjoy xx