Kids' flower cookies

Kids' flower cookies
Average rating: 4 out of 5 star rating

This is such a simple recipe and a great one to start your kids off with cooking. They'll need a cookie cutter to make pretty shapes.

  • Makes: 18

  • Prep time: 15-20 mins

    + 30 mins cooling time
  • Cooking time: 12-15 mins

  • Skill level: Bit of effort

  • Costs: Cheap as chips

  • Child friendly

Ingredients

  • 100g (4oz) unsalted butter
  • 50g (2oz) caster sugar
  • 100g (4oz) plain flour
  • 2.5ml (1/2tsp) ground mixed spice
  • 75g (3oz) sifted icing sugar
  • Sugar flowers

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F, gas mark 4).
  2. Place the softened unsalted butter in a bowl with the caster sugar and beat until pale and creamy.
  3. Sift over the plain flour and ground mixed spice and mix to a stiff dough.
  4. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth then wrap in clingfilm and chill in the fridge for 30 mins.
  5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface and, using a flower-shaped stamp, cut out about 18 shapes, re-rolling the dough as necessary.
  6. Place on a large greased baking sheet and bake for 12-15 mins until pale golden. Cool for 2-3 mins then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  7. Make a thin glacé icing by blending sifted icing sugar with 15-30ml (1-2tbsp) warm water. Spoon the icing over the cookies and place a sugar flower in the centre of each cookie. Leave to set.

Nutritional information

Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.

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Your comments

  • frankie, posted 5 days ago

    thanks im going to make the flower cookies for my mum on mothers day :D

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