MAKES 36 PREP 20 mins plus overnight setting COOK 35 mins MORE EFFORT V 300g green shelled pistachios2 tsp flavourless oil, such assunflower oil1 tbsp cornflour1 tbsp icing sugar2 x 20cm square sheets

MAKES 1 large jar (10 servings) PREP 10 mins COOK 30 mins EASY V 100g mixed nuts (we used wholehazelnuts, pistachios, almondsand pecans)15 cardamom pods, or ½ tspground cardamom50ml vegetable oil100ml

We challenged the GH food team to impress us with their most loved bakes…

With cosy season just around the corner, try one of these tempting treats that taste as good as they look

These chewy cookies – a twist on the classic lebkuchen – are packed with fragrant cardamom and nutty brown butter. MAKES around 35-40 PREP 35 mins plus 1 hr chilling and 1 hr drying COOK 25 mins MORE

Christbrot is very similar to a stollen, but lighter in texture, and is best eaten freshly baked without needing time to mature. It isn’t hard to make Christbrot, but the method involves a triple rise