Christmas Tree Biscuits

125g Butter
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup golden syrup
1 egg
2 1/4 cups plain flour
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
100g milk choc, melted

1. Preheat oven to 180 line tray with baking paper.
Place butter, sugar and syrup into a bowl and beat until the mixture is light and creamy.  Add the egg and beat well.
2. Add sifted flour, spice and soda and mix with a wooden spoon until well combined.  Bring it together with your hand to form a dough.  Knead the dough gently on a lightly floured surface until dough is no longer sticky.
3. Wrap the dough in baking paper and refrigerate for 20minutes.  Roll out on a floured surface to 4mm thickness.  Cut out shapes and place on trays, cook for 12-15min. Transfer biscuits to a wire rack to cool.  Decorate the biscuits with strands of melted choc.

Variation : for choc spice cookies use 2 cups of plain flour and 1/4 cup cocoa.  These ones I used melted white choc to decorate.

These biscuits are best made on a cool day or in the evening.