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Vanilla cookie party invitations

Name: Vanilla cookie party invitations
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: PT12-15M
Total time: 37 min
Yield: Makes about 24
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 250g plain flour, plus extra; 1 tsp baking powder; 125g butter, cubed and chilled; 125g golden caster sugar; 1 medium free-range egg; Few drops of good vanilla extract; For decoration; 250g royal icing sugar; Food colouring (optional); Small sweets, sprinkles or edible silver balls

Published: 30 Jun 07
Updated: 18 Mar 24

These vanilla cookie party invitations are quick and easy and a great children’s baking recipe.

Easy
July 2007

Test kitchen approved

Makes about 24
Hands on time 25 mins, 12-15 mins baking time, plus cooling

These vanilla cookie party invitations are quick and easy and a great children’s baking recipe.

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Ingredients

250g plain flour, plus extra
1 tsp baking powder
125g butter, cubed and chilled
125g golden caster sugar
1 medium free-range egg
Few drops of good vanilla extract

For decoration

250g royal icing sugar
Food colouring (optional)
Small sweets, sprinkles or edible silver balls

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Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4 and line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, then add the egg and vanilla extract and mix together – use your hands to help form a soft dough.
Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Gently roll out half the mixture using a floured rolling pin, and use cutters to cut out about 12 pretty shapes. Lift onto a baking tray using a palette knife. Repeat with the remaining dough and place on the other baking tray.
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until pale golden. Cool on the trays for 10 minutes, then lift onto a wire rack using a palette knife and cool.

To decorate the cookies, mix a little water with the icing sugar (use the packet as a guide), until it’s of a drizzling consistency. Add food colouring, if you like, then decorate the cookies with the icing and sweets. Allow to set before eating.

Recipe from July 2007 Issue

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Write the rest of the party details on a small piece of card and attach to each cookie with a pretty ribbon. Give to your friends as an invitation for your party.