Ingredients 140g butter 100g light soft brown sugar 3 tbsp golden syrup ½ tsp vanilla extract 350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda Bicarbonate of soda Bicarbonate of soda Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is an alkali which is used to raise soda breads and full-… 1 large egg For the icing food colouring 1kg pack ready-to-roll icing icing sugar, for dusting icing writing pens (we used white) Method Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line 2 baking trays with baking parchment. Melt the butter, sugar and syrup in a small saucepan. Mix in the vanilla, remove from the heat and leave to cool for 10 mins. Sieve the flour and bicarb into a bowl. Pour in the butter mixture, add the egg and stir together to form a stiff-ish dough. Pop the dough in the fridge for 10 mins to chill and firm up. Roll out the dough on a floured surface to 5mm thick, then use an egg-shaped cutter to stamp out 15 biscuits – re-roll the dough if necessary. Poke a lol...