Gingerbread jumpers

Cover these cute gingerbread biscuits with icing and sprinkles in Christmas jumper patterns for a fantastically festive bake

Snowy owl Christmas tree biscuits

Great British Bake Off 2013 winner Frances Quinn created these edible decorations topped with white and dark chocolate and almond ‘feathers’

Melting snowman biscuits

Get little ones in the kitchen to assemble these cute festive biscuits – sticky fun for a wintry afternoon.

Chocolate gingerbread Advent calendar

Get the kids in the kitchen to help bake the biscuits for an edible Advent calendar. We've shaped ours to make bunting, snowflake and baubles

Zimtsterne (Cinnamon stars)

Edd Kimber creates a version of these German spiced cookies- they’re chewy, crisp and similar to an almond macaroon

Honeybread biscuits

Serve these decorative cookies alongside fruit and cream desserts, or package in cellophane and include in a gift hamper

Lemon star biscuits

Gorgeous, edible decorations for the Christmas tree which will delight your children

Iced ginger shortcake

This crumbly shortcake by Good Food reader Amelia Leadley is easy to whip up straight from the cupboard – and perfect with a cup of tea

Pistachio & cranberry cookies

These crunchy, fruit & nut biscuits are sure to be a family favourite – make ahead and freeze, or wrap up for the perfect homemade gift

Sugar-dusted vanilla shortbread

Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet shortbread thins make a perfect treat