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23.05.12

Catherine Leyden joins us to help get us in a happy mood as she bakes up some smiley faced cookies!

Ingredients

300g/11oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour

150g/6oz Butter (room temperature)

150g/6oz Caster Sugar

1 Eggs (beaten)

Few Drops Vanilla Essence

 

For Decoration:

Instant Royal Icing

Coloured Writing Icing

Lollipop Sticks

 

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease large flat baking trays.

2. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla essence and mix well.

3. Gradually add the flour and mix until dough is formed. Wrap and chill for an hour.

4. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to a thickness of 3 - 4mm. Using a 5cms/2" cutter, Cut out the 'faces', dip the cutter into flour before each use. If putting the cookies/faces on a sticks, gently press stick into the dough!

5. Arrange them on prepared tins/trays and bake in a central oven position for about 12 minutes or until firm and golden brown. Leave to cool for 10 minutes then transfer to wire tray to cool.

6. When cold, spread icing on one side of each cookie, allow to 'set' then make a smile, nose and eyes with the coloured icing.

 

 

 

Note:

Above quantities may be doubled and large cookies/'faces' can be made!