Cookie Friday

 

A special treat for Today's cookie Friday, a charm bracelet.. made of real cookies. They even give you the recipe to make your own cookie jewelry!

Makes 60 charms

• 185g butter chopped
• 220g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 375g plain flour sifted
• 1 medium egg

• 1 medium egg yolk
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2 tsp milk
• pink food colouring

 

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix the butter, sugar and vanilla in a food processor until smooth. Add the flour, egg and egg yolk and process until the mixture just comes together. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
2. Divide into 3 pieces. Place one piece in the food processor, add the cocoa and milk and whiz until well combined. Set aside. Place another piece in the food processor, add a few drops of pink food colouring and process until well combined. Wrap each piece of dough in clingfilm and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Roll out each piece of dough between 2 sheets of nonstick baking paper until 5mm thick.Use small cookie cutters to cut shapes fromthe dough. Use a metal piping nozzle to cuta hole in the centre of each shape.
4. Place on baking trays lined with nonstick baking paperand bake for 8-10 minutes or until crisp. Allowto cool on the trays. Thread the charms on to pieces of cord, tying a knot between each charm to keep them separate.