[Elaine G]

I have been volunteered to make heart shaped biscuits for a British Heart foundation sale.
Every time I make shortbread it crumbles and falls apart.
Does anyone have an idiot proof    recipe for a decent biscuit that will cut with a cutter and not fall apart when baked. Or point me to one on the web.

Thanks very much

Elaine

[Trillium]

You could try the sugar cookie recipe here.

or make these gingerbreads into hearts instead of snowflakes.

[mumofstig]

Make cinnamon biscuits, I usually make them with the grandkids for Thewordwemustnotsay, so they take a bit of abuse 
http://www.saga.co.uk/lifestyle/food/baking/Thewordwemustnotsay-cinnamon-biscuits.aspx

[mattwragg94]

or you could make shortbread biscuits, i did that for my local show - i used a simple shortbread finger recipe, put it in the fridge for half an hour, rolled it out, cut it into shape, baked for 10-15 min - job done! oh and the biscuits tasted lovely!

[Elaine G]

Thanks for your help everyone.
I ended uo making 3 different lots of bisciuts, all nicely bagged in cellophane with red ribbons.
None left to bring home 

Elaine

[jay001]

or you could make shortbread biscuits, i did that for my local show - i used a simple shortbread finger recipe, put it in the fridge for half an hour, rolled it out, cut it into shape, baked for 10-15 min - job done! oh and the biscuits tasted lovely!

well matt to say you are a gardener first and a baker 2nd would be doing you a injustice mate,you got it spot on, the secret to any succecesfull shortbread is fridge,fridge,fridge i leave mine overnight and if i say so myself they are" tooo busy looookin good !! "