Monster cookies
These colourful monster cookies are surprisingly easy to make: great fun for Halloween treats.
Ingredients
- 85g/3oz unsalted butter, softened
- 150²µ/5½´Ç³ú caster sugar
- 1 free-range egg, beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 175g/6oz self-raising flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- orange, green and purple gel food colourings
To decorate
- handful crisp-coated chocolates, such as Smarties
- handful white chocolate chunks
- coloured writing icing
Method
Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla. Sift in the flour and salt and beat until combined.
Divide the mixture into three portions and colour one orange, one green and one purple. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and line two baking sheets with baking paper.
With damp hands, roll each portion of coloured dough into five balls and place on the lined baking sheets. Using your hand, slightly flatten each ball. Press in crisp-coated chocolates for eyes and white chocolate chunks for teeth. Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and leave on the baking tray for 5–10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cool, use the writing icing to create pupils and eyelashes on the monsters’ eyes.
Recipe Tips
You can make these up to 5 days ahead and store in an airtight container.