The two good things this time of year are, in my personal opinion a) getting to sing beautiful obscure old unusual Sussex and Sheffield carols in multi-part harmony with various nice groups of people, and b) German spice biscuits. I've been lucky enough to do loads of the singing already, and now it's time to get out the mixing bowl and start baking. 

This is a recipe I came across a few years ago in a newspaper and, well, to be honest... it was a bit of a faff, what with letting the icing drip and dry. But they were so delicious and proved very popular - completely worth the trouble. I'm not normally very keen on sugar or refined carbs, so these are just a complete indulgence once a year!

As is my way, I naturally sketched out the recipe in graphic form to make it easy to follow for myself, then posted it here a couple of years ago, and even printed it as a postcard. 

Today I decided to make it look more festive with colour. And you can download it below. Enjoy! 

 
Getting ready to take part in an upcoming local Illustrators' Fair,  I've printed up these postcards as my last batch had completely sold out. 
 
This time, it's four graphic recipe cards, plus two more which might be described as household hints - to do with wet towels and with rubbish. All on glossy 350gsm card, to withstand conditions where they might be placed. 

To see in more detail, and even order a set, click here to visit my shop.