This can be done with a wooden spoon or a spatula. (Don't cream the butter as if you were making a cake or the biscuits will be very bubbly on top and more likely to spread.) Whisk in the vanilla ...

use half of the dough to make traditional Easter fruit biscuit, and half to make iced Easter biscuits in seasonal shapes. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Lightly grease two baking trays ...