The biscuits themselves are one of the simplest things you can make with your kids. Once you’ve measured and mixed all the ingredients to make the biscuit dough your kids can help roll pieces in their hands to make the biscuits and press them down with a fork. Measure the icing sugar, butter, custard powder and vanilla extract out and add them to a mixing bowl or free-standing mixer. Add a splash of milk. Nothing beats a biscuit (or three) with a cup of tea. Store your sweet treats in a biscuit barrel and you won’t have to worry about losing them in cramped cupboards or discover bits of broken biscuit everywhere when it’s time for a clear-out. To keep your biscuits fresh - especially if you’ve baked them yourself - invest in an airtight biscuit tin. OXO GoodGrips has just the thing: with a push-button open and close feature, OXO’s 2.8 litre cookie jar has an airtight silicone seal, and it’s tilted for easy access. It’s also built to last with a lifetime manufacturer’s guarantee. Drink to that

Custard creams are a great recipe for kids to help with. There are a lot of easy steps that even young children or toddlers can get involved with. The traditional biscuit has an elaborate design printed on them. It’s possible to find biscuit presses to make these but our version is much simpler, although still delicious. How can kids help to make custard creams? Press the biscuits down a little with your hands or a fork. If your kids are too young to help rolling the balls, this is a great step for them to help with instead. Or if you have more than one child helping you, give one the job of rolling the balls while the other does the flattening.Using the k-paddle of your mixer, a hand held mixer or wooden spoons, beat the butter and sugar until it is nice and smooth. Get your kids to measure out the sugar and butter and add them to a large mixing bowl or free-standing mixer. The butter needs to be soft so that it mixes in so if yours isn’t cut it into a few pieces and pop it in the microwave for 10 seconds or so, until it has softened (but not long enough to melt it). When all the egg white or as much of it as possible has been removed from the yolk, tip the egg yolk into your mixing bowl.

Jump to Recipe Custard creams Custard creams are a classic biscuit in the UK. They’re a delicious crumbly biscuit sandwiched with custard flavoured buttercream icing, and this easy recipe means you can make them at home.Now, add the vanilla. If your kids are still quite young, you might need to hold the spoon while they pour in the vanilla or vice versa. Older children should be able to do this themselves. Using a hand held mixer or the k-paddle of your free-standing mixer, mix the icing together. Start very slowly and put a clean tea towel over the top if you can, to stop it getting too messy. Once the icing sugar has mixed in, you can turn the speed up and leave it mixing for a few minutes until it is nice and fluffy. Kids can also help sandwich two biscuits together with the cream icing filling. It’s a fun job, that even if your children haven’t helped make the biscuits, can do. How do you store custard creams? If you don’t have any self raising flour (it’s popular here in the UK, but less so in other countries), you can swap it for an equal amount of plain or all-purpose flour and add 1 ½ teaspoons of baking powder and a pinch of salt. What other easy biscuits can I make?