Easter is the perfect time to indulge in a few sweet treats. If you're not indulging in chocolate eggs and hot cross buns, then why not try Easter biscuits? Traditionally, Easter biscuits contain light spice, lemon and currants and are super easy to make with little ones. Baking queen Mary Berry's Easter biscuits don't contain spices, making them slightly more palatable for children.

Mary's recipe, available on the BBC website, reads: "These buttery lemon biscuits are easy to make and take very little time." The recipe takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and between 10 and 30 minutes to cook.

What's even better is that these biscuits can be made up to three days ahead and kept in an airtight container, so you can make them now and have them ready for Easter Sunday.

Ingredients

• 100g unsalted butter, softened


• 75g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling


• One free-range egg, separated


• One small unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only


• 200g plain flour, plus extra for dusting


• 50g currants


• One to two tbsp milk

Method:

Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C Fan/Gas 6. Line three baking trays with baking paper.

Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and beat until well combined and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and lemon zest. Sift in the flour and mix well. Stir in the currants and enough milk to make a fairly soft dough.

Knead the dough on a floured work surface and, using a rolling pin, roll it out until 5mm thick. Using a 6cm fluted cutter, cut out 24 rounds.

The dough should not become too soft, so it's best to work in a cooler area of your kitchen. If it is too soft after mixing, chill the dough in the fridge for 10 minutes.

Transfer to the baking trays using a palette knife and bake for 8 minutes.

Lightly beat the egg white using a fork.

Remove the biscuits from the oven and brush the tops with the beaten egg white. Sprinkle over caster sugar and return to the oven for five minutes, or until pale golden brown and cooked through.

Leave to cool on the trays for a few minutes, then carefully lift onto a wire rack to cool completely.