Christmas Recipe: McKenzie’s Chocolate Wreaths Biscuits

Hold on ‘deer’, Christmas is almost here!

Christmas is all about enjoying family time and thanks to McKenzie’s Foods, you can team up with your little helpers in the kitchen to create these gorgeous Chocolate Wreaths biscuits for your whole tribe to enjoy.

Made with McKenzie’s Buckwheat and Tapioca flour, more nutritious than ordinary flour, even the most health-conscious members of your family will love these ‘better for you’ Christmas treats!

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Chocolate Wreaths Biscuit

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Makes: 30

Ingredients:

125g butter, cubed and softened
⅔ cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ¼ cup McKenzie’s Buckwheat Flour
⅓ cup McKenzie’s Tapioca Flour
¼ cup of cocoa
¼ tsp McKenzie’s Baking Powder
¾ cup McKenzie’s Shredded Coconut
15-20 drops green food colouring
100g dark chocolate, melted
Red sprinkles

Method:

Pre-heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line an oven tray with baking paper.
Place butter, sugar, and vanilla into the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat until pale and creamy. Slowly add flours, cocoa and baking powder until mix is combined. Remove to a lightly floured surface and bring together with your hands.
Roll the mixture out to 5mm thickness and cut into rounds using a 6cm round fluted cutter. Then using a 2cm round cutter, remove the center of the rounds. Place onto a tray and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Bake for 20 minutes and place on a cooling rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough until all has been used.
Place coconut in a plastic bag with food colouring, shake until coconut is well coated. Spread biscuits with melted chocolate, sprinkle with green coconut and decorate with red balls.

After decorating your biscuits with snow-white coconut and tiny red Christmas baubles, you can pack them into a clear cellophane bag, fasten with a shiny, festive ribbon and your handmade Christmas gift is complete!

Not only do these festive Christmas recipe treats look beautiful and taste good too, but they’re also super quick and easy to make with less than four steps. Leaving you more time to hit the shops for Chrissy presents or spending time with loved ones!