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375 g plain flour
225 g butter (room temperature
225 g fine caster sugar
a pinch of salt
1 free-range egg (room temperature)
1 teaspoon of vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking powder
125g icing sugar
few drops of lemon juice
food colouring
When we are baking cookies with Eefje - she is 3 years old - everything is ready when she arrives, including the dough and the cookie cutters. She always wants to 'help' - that means doing everything herself - but then the mess is beyond belief :D Cutting out dough shapes is super fun for her, but keep in mind that a three-year old is super quick and not (yet) patient. So when the cookies are in the oven we will be crafting. Have lots of fun!
How to bake Christmas Cookies with a three-year-old
You do the preparations
Mix butter and sugar creamy, beat in egg and vanilla.
Sieve four and salt and add in parts to the mix.
Quickly knead the dough smooth by hand.
Wrap the dough in cling film, rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
Heat the oven to 175°C. Now the kids can start!
Kids: Place the dough between waxed paper, roll to 1cm thickness.
Kids: Eefje cuts out biscuits with plastic Christmas cutters.
Kids: She puts the biscuits on a baking tray with waxed paper.
Together: Bake the biscuits in 10-12 minutes golden brown.
You: Make white icing by stirring icing sugar & lemon, stir in teaspoons of water.
Kids: To make coloured icing add drops of red, green or yellow food colouring.
KIds: Cover the biscuits with the glaze then add the sprinkles.
Eefje happily scatters on sprinkles, the biscuits will be even prettier!
All done! You should be very proud of your beautiful biscuits!
Merry Christmas!