Ingredients

Biscuits:
500g Glutafin Gluten Free Select Multipurpose White Mix
½ tsp gluten free baking powder
1 tsp xanthan gum
2 beaten eggs

Melting Mix:
110g Muscovado sugar
110g golden syrup
110g butter
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp ground mixed spice

Icing:
1 egg white (40g)
125g icing sugar, sifted. (Plus extra to dust)
0.5 tsp lemon juice

Additional equipment:
Cutters for stars
Piping Bag
Baking parchment
Baking trays
Additional decorations

Method

1. Combine Melting Mix ingredients in a covered bowl and microwave for 3 minutes until melted, giving the mixture a stir after two minutes. Stir again and set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
2. Add the flour mix, baking powder and xanthan gum into the melted mixture, stirring to combine. Stir in the eggs using a wooden spoon and then bring it together by hand to make a ball of dough.
3. Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit your baking tray and then roll out the dough to £1 coin thickness trying to make it the same size as the paper. Cut out the star shapes with the dough still on the paper and then lift the sheet onto the baking tray. Repeat until you have cut all the sizes out. There will be enough dough for two of some of the sizes, so just keep cutting until there is no dough left. You may need to do this in batches depending on how many baking trays you have. Of the 10 cutters, you are looking for one of each size plus two of 3 or 4 of the larger sizes.
4. Chill the trays for 15-20 mins and meanwhile preheat the oven to 170 degrees C / 160 degrees fan / Gas Mark 4.
5. Bake for 14-15 minutes until just starting to colour. Allow to cool and harden before removing the paper.
6. Build the tree by stacking the stars in size layers and top with the small star (you can secure this with a cocktail stick). The biscuits will keep 4-5 days stored in an airtight tin. Not suitable for freezing.

Icing:

1. Whisk the egg whites with a stand mixer or a handheld mixer for around 2 minutes or until foamy.
2. Gradually add the sifted icing sugar spoonful by spoonful followed by the lemon juice.
3. Beat at high speed until thickened.
4. Pipe your snow around the edges of the stars and dust with icing sugar.

We have chosen a simple sparkly white theme but you could add silver balls or other decorations to your tree.