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125g butter (at room temperature)
125g superfine sugar
1 organic free-range egg (small)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
300g all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Fondant icing: brown, white, and red
Fondant icing: brown, white, and black
Fondant icing: yellow and light blue
Edible black felt-tip pen
125g butter (at room temperature)
125g superfine sugar
1 organic free-range egg (small)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
300g all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Fondant icing: brown, white, and red
Fondant icing: brown, white, and black
Fondant icing: yellow and light blue
Edible black felt-tip pen
On October 4th, we always bake biscuits—sometimes for our pets, and sometimes for our own little monsters. After all, we have Animal Day to celebrate, and our tradition is to read a lovely book together, accompanied by tea and cookies. Always with our pets snuggled up on the sofa beside us. This doesn’t apply to our fish, of course—that goes without saying! ;))
Today, we’re focusing on the wild birds in our garden. We can observe many different species up close, thanks to all the trees and shrubs—which birds love! On top of that we feed them extra, starting in the Fall. Today our little monsters get to pick which birds will feature on our biscuits, and they’ve chosen the House sparrow, the Great tit, and the Robin. We’ll do our very best to make them pretty!
Here’s how to make the Bird cookies
Make the dough from our recipe (on PDF) and let it rest for 1 hour, covered in the refrigerator
Today, we’re focusing on the wild birds in our garden. We can observe many different species up close, thanks to all the trees and shrubs—which birds love! On top of that we feed them extra, starting in the Fall. Today our little monsters get to pick which birds will feature on our biscuits, and they’ve chosen the House sparrow, the Great tit, and the Robin. We’ll do our very best to make them pretty!
Here’s how to make the Bird cookies
Make the dough from our recipe (on PDF) and let it rest for 1 hour, covered in the refrigerator
Knead the dough briefly.
Roll th 1cm and cut out birds.
Place the birds in the fridge for 30 mins.
Bake them for 10–12 minutes.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes, then move them to a wire rack until they have cooled completely
Then you are going to dress the little birds
Then you are going to dress the little birds
Take the birds from the wire rack and keep them within reach.
Knead the brown fondant with white to lighten the color.
Rpl the fondant thinly and cut out birds., using your cookie cutter.
Cut out red, for the breast.
Fit the red onto the brown birds.
Cut out a wing fr each bird.
Stick it all on with a drop of water.
Cut out black beaks and stick them on.
Draw eyes on the Robin.
Make House Sparrows in the same way.
Finally, we will make great tits, they are a little more complicated!
First, knead the four colours until soft:a small piece of yellow, a little black, a little blue, and a very small piece of white
First, knead the four colours until soft:a small piece of yellow, a little black, a little blue, and a very small piece of white
Have the cookies, fondant, and cookie cutter ready.
Cut out whole birds from yellow fondant.
Cut off all of the birds head's, the head is black.
Use the bird cutter to cut out the black heads.
We’ll add some finishing touches to the birds, but we’ll glue these 2 parts on first—that'll make the work easier
Stick on head and body with water.
Cut out blue backs.
Fit the back on the bird and stick on.
Stick on the white details.
Now the first birds are ready; we’ll make the rest of the cookies in the same way. These little bird-shaped cookies aren’t works of art, and we’re certainly no pastry chefs. They won’t be ending up in a museum, but rather disappear straight into children’s mouths. And that's exactly how it should be! But If you’re lucky, some of the kids might appreciate your hard work. Even say, "What beautiful or cute cookies!" before eating them. Anyway, baking your own cookies will be worth the effort, always. ;)))
Place the cookies on a wire rack for a moment; so the water will dry quickly.
Then you’re going to surprise your little monsters—wanna bet they’ll love your cookies?
With a lovely bird book and some cups of tea, our Animal Day is off to a perfect start!
Happy Animal Day!
Happy Animal Day!