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Olly Alexander's Eurovision biscuits

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Are you excited for Eurovision this year? CBBC IS! Get ready for Eurovision 2025 with these delicious iced biscuits made by previous UK contestant, Olly Alexander. You could host your very own viewing party at home... these treats are sure to be a Eurovision sensation. 🪩

Blue Peter presenter Shini is smiling whilst holding an iced biscuit with the Swedish flag on it. Next to her stands Olly Alexander, who holds another biscuit but with the Union Jack flag on it.
You will need
  • 180g salted butter, softened
  • 85g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 270g plain flour (plus extra for sprinkling)
  • 2 egg whites (plus extra if needed)
  • 360g sieved icing sugar (plus extra if needed)
  • Gel food colouring (different colours)
  • Piping bags

Recipe: How to make Eurovision flag biscuits

NOTE: A grown-up must supervise and help with preparation and baking.

Step 1

Line two baking trays with baking paper. Make sure these trays can fit in your fridge or freezer.

Step 2

Using a wooden spoon or spatula, beat together the butter and caster sugar in a large bowl until smooth.

TOP TIP: 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!

Step 3

Next, using a hand or electric whisk, whisk in the vanilla extract. Add the flour and use a spatula to mix into a smooth dough.

TOP TIP: You can use your hands to help mix the flour into the dough.

Step 4

Now flour your surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it's about the thickness of a pound coin (or a euro - for Eurovision!)

Step 5

Once rolled out, using your cookie cutter, stamp out your heart/flag shaped biscuits and transfer to your lined baking trays. Chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, or in the freezer for 10 minutes.

Step 6

With the help of an adult, preheat your oven to 180 degrees or gas mark 6. Bake your biscuits for 8-10 minutes or until a pale golden colour.

TOP TIP: the smaller biscuits will bake more quickly. Pop onto a wire rack to cool completely before icing.

How to make Eurovision biscuits' royal icing

Step 1

Add egg whites to a bowl and with an electric whisk, whisk in the icing sugar until smooth. You may need a little more icing sugar or egg white to adjust the consistency slightly.

Step 2

Divide the icing between different bowls according to how many different colours you need for your flags. Stir in the gel food colourings to make different colours for the flags.

Step 3

Transfer the coloured icing to piping bags and then have fun piping the Eurovision flags on your biscuits. Enjoy!

An array of nine iced rectangle biscuits, iced with different European flags.

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