Honey Animal Biscuits
Recipe from @its_mandagram Kid-Approved Recipes 👩🏼🍳 · original post
Buttery honey biscuits that hold their shape for cookie cutters. A good boredom-buster for kids to cut out.
Serves 10 25 minKid-friendly
VegetarianBakeLunchboxFreezer friendly
Ingredients
- unsalted butter — softened100 g
- honey50 g
- vanilla extract — 1 tsp5 ml
- plain flour — plus a little extra for kneading250 g
- baking powder — ½ tsp2.3 g
- salt — a pinch0.4 g
Method
- Heat the oven to 180°C and line a baking tray.
- Add everything to a bowl and mix together.
- Knead into a smooth dough, adding a little extra flour if needed, then roll out.
- Cut out your shapes, or roll into balls and flatten.
- Bake for 6–10 minutes, depending on the size of your shapes.
- Store in a zip-lock bag in the freezer and pull a few out for lunchboxes, or keep in the pantry for a few days.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegan
Golden Syrup Animal Biscuits
- 100 g Dairy-free baking block instead of unsalted butter
- 50 g Golden syrup instead of honey
Chill the dough for 15 minutes before rolling if it feels soft; bake for the same 6–10 minutes.
Gluten-free
- 250 g Gluten-free plain flour instead of plain flour
Roll the dough between two sheets of baking paper as gluten-free dough cracks more easily; bake for the same time.
Dairy-free
- 100 g Dairy-free baking block instead of unsalted butter
Chill the dough for 15 minutes before rolling if it feels soft; baking time is unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Has every item
Sainsbury'sBest choiceno items missing · £2.36 of food
£6.59
64% spare
Aldi UKno items missing · £2.95 of food · £0.59 more
£5.63
48% spare
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Morrisons· £1.46 of food
£6.78
78% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- baking powder
Tesco· £1.28 of food
£5.39
76% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- baking powder
- salt
Asda· £0.95 of food
£3.15
70% spare
No price at Asda for:
- honey
- vanilla extract
- baking powder
£0.24a serve
£0.24 a serve, cheapest at Sainsbury's
About £2.36 of ingredients used for 10 serves.
£5.78 across 4 shops · all 6 items priced · £1.00 more for bigger packs, 81% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£2.36
no items missing
you'll pay £6.59 · 64% of it spare
Aldi UK£2.95
no items missing · £0.59 more
you'll pay £5.63 · 48% of it spare
Morrisons£1.46
missing 1 item
you'll pay £6.78 · 78% of it spare
Tesco£1.28
missing 2 items
you'll pay £5.39 · 76% of it spare
Asda£0.95
missing 3 items
you'll pay £3.15 · 70% of it spare
Buy at Aldi UK£3.63
unsalted butter
£7.40/kg
need 100 gCowbelle British Unsalted Butter 250 g£1.85closest match
Aldi UK£7.40/kg£1.85·Sainsbury's£7.50/kg£1.50·Asda£8.25/kg£1.65·Tesco£7.40/kg£1.85·Morrisons£1.85·
OcadoN/A
honey
£2.20/kg
need 50 gEveryday Essentials Clear Honey 100g 454 g£0.99closest match
Aldi UK£2.20/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£2.18/kg£0.74·Tesco£3.50/kg£1.19·Morrisons£1.75·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
vanilla extract
£20.80/L
need 5 mlThe Pantry Madagascan Vanilla Extract 38 ml£0.79closest match
Aldi UK£20.80/L£0.79·Sainsbury's£250.00/L£1.25·Tesco£47.14/L£1.65·Morrisons£47.14/L£1.65·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Sainsbury's£0.65
baking powder
£4.06/kg
need 2.3 gSainsbury's Baking Powder 160 g£0.65
Sainsbury's£4.06/kg£0.65·Aldi UK£0.65·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.70
plain flour
£0.47/kg
need 250 gStandard 1.5 kg£0.70closest match
Tesco£0.47/kg£0.70·Sainsbury's£0.90/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.53·Aldi UK£0.70·Asda£0.47/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.80
salt
£4.00/kg
need 0.4 gCOOK By ASDA Cook Sea Salt 200 g£0.80closest match
Asda£4.00/kg£0.80·Aldi UK£0.65·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£28.57/kg£2.00·OcadoN/A