Oh Pip I'm ever so sorry about your experience, yes you are correct, and I have missed off the icing sugar in my instructions for some reason. Still, I thank you for pointing it out and preventing the same mistake happening to somebody else.
I know it's no consolation but I always post the ingredients in the order that you are going to use them so that you can set them up on your worktop before baking.
I do hope you have another attempt at these because they are lovely little treats and I have now amended the recipe and triple checked it to ensure they are good to go. I hope this helps.
Good luck, and happy baking!
Angie
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