Crazy cookies

Crazy cookies

Whether you're sharing them at work or including them in a bake sale, these bold little biscuits are guaranteed to brighten everyone's day!

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 36

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 40 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus chilling
Freezable

Method

  1. Whizz the flour and butter until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, vanilla and egg yolks and whizz to a smooth dough. Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into 2 sausage shapes about 4-5cm in diameter. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least 30 mins.
  2. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cut the dough into 4mm-thick slices and arrange on baking sheets, spaced slightly apart. Bake for 15 mins or until pale golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
  3. Heat icing following pack instructions. Add a little food colouring to each tub and ice half the cookies in yellow, and decorate with red, then ice the other half red and decorate in yellow. Leave to dry.

Per serving

188 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 0g, sugar 30g, salt 0.13 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2010.

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  • 03 April 2011

    amyy16 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I just made these and they are perfect and yummy!!! I did change the shapes and icing colours though. I made square ones with pink icing for mothers day :)

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  • 22 April 2012

    Lucybea29 commented on this recipe

    It's alright but It needs to have water in because not solid!!!

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  • 07 May 2012

    Chas' Mum rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Method 3.5. Add water!!! It needs water as otherwise will just look like flour! Otherwise, they tast super scrummy and will probably be making these again!!

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  • 18 July 2012

    MyFavourites commented on this recipe

    For Olympic medals Cut rounds. Make holes for ribbons before baking, if desired. When the biscuits are baked, paint white icing generously onto the biscuits while they are still hot with a pastry brush. Spray with gold and/or silver shimmer spray when cold and allow to dry. Thread the ribbons through the holes and tie. 

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  • 18 July 2012

    MyFavourites commented on this recipe

    200g icing sugar mixed with 30 ml hot water makes sufficient glacé icing for one batch of dough.

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  • 18 July 2012

    MyFavourites commented on this recipe

    If you whizz for longer on a lower speed, you should not need to add water. Believe me, I made over 500 for the Queen's Jubilee!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 36

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 40 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus chilling
Freezable

Ingredients

  • 350g plain flour , plus extra
  • 200g salted butter , cubed
  • 120g golden caster sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks

FOR THE ICING

  • 2 x 300g tubs ready-to-use royal icing (We used Dr Oetker, Sainsbury's)
  • red and yellow food colourings
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Per serving

188 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 0g, sugar 30g, salt 0.13 g

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