Smarties cookies

Smarties cookies

This recipe is featured in the August 2008 issue of GoodFood as a reader recipe and is great fun for kids to make!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 20 cookies

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Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
  2. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda,baking powder and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl, then set a side.
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  4. Gradually beat in the sifted dry ingredients to form a stiff dough.
  5. Roll the fough into 20 balls, then place on ungreased baking drays, spaced well apart.(WARNING: THE COOKIES WILL EXPAND LOTS!!)
  6. Press several Smarties into each ball, flattening the ball slightly.
  7. Bake for 15 minutes until pale golden brown.
  8. Leave on trays 2 minutes and remove to cooling racks to cool completely.
  9. Will keep in an airtight tin for up to 5 days
  10. NUTRITION: PER COOKIE : 253 kcalorices, protein 3g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 12g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 1g, sugar 22g, salt o.47g.

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  • 02 July 2008

    laura rated and commented on this recipe

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    Yummy a really good recipe but be warned instruction one says mix dry ingredients then next instruction says to cream butter and sugar, so don't add sugar at the beginning. I have learnt to read ahead :)

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  • 17 July 2008

    Clague Family - IOM rated and commented on this recipe

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    These cookies are fab! They taste delicious and look fantastic (although some of my smarties split slightly, not that it mattered because the children ate them first). I followed the recipe in the magazine and didn't mix the smarties in the dough - has anyone tried this and does it work ok? I find 190c a little hot if you have a fan oven. I baked mine at 170c and left them in a bit longer and they turned out really crispy. However, don't overcook them if you prefer them a bit softer. Make sure you leave plenty of space between the cookies on the baking sheet because they do spread alot. My boys like BIG cookies and ping pong amounts of dough squashed to about a 1.5 cm thick will produce a lovely cookie about 13cm across. Hope you all make these, they're great!

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  • 06 August 2008

    Mazza commented on this recipe

    I tried this twice and on both occassions i found that the mixture would not come together properly. I added extra flour to do so which worked well. However the cookies were far too sweet and buttery.

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  • 23 August 2008

    Corinnec rated and commented on this recipe

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    Thanks for this recipe - it's easy and tasty! I have made it a few times now, and occasionally replace 1tbs of the flour for cocoa powder just to make it even more chocolately! A word of warning - if you make this with children, keep a spare tube of Smarties as you're bound to 'lose' a few to eager tummies!

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  • 18 October 2008

    Jean commented on this recipe

    I love this recipe, and ive made 4 lots up to now.I have made them plain too for grown ups and theyve loved them,i did find them too sweet so i reduced the sugar by 50grams,and theyre perfect.I think i will try the chocolate version too.

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  • 18 October 2008

    Jean rated and commented on this recipe

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    Sorry i forgot to rate them

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  • 26 October 2008

    kujawianka commented on this recipe

    These cookies are fab! They taste delicious and look fantastic !!!! VERY EASY! I ve made lots of things in my life but i never tryed cookies before and they were so easy. I have to make them now every weekend! thitime i made them with chocolate buttons...................and same thing again yam yam yam yam

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  • 26 October 2008

    kujawianka rated and commented on this recipe

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    forgot to rate them

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  • 31 October 2008

    elena rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made these for my daughters birthday, they went down really well!!! Have been asked to give the recipe to 4 mums !! REALLY easy to make and very yummy. Thanks for the recipe!!

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    19 December 2008

    Sam commented on this recipe

    I had real trouble with this i followed the recipe exactly, the mixture would not come together nicely and when it did the cookies did not taste nice at all!

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