cookies!

I decided to make cookies as it was an easy recipe to follow instructions and it was also a way for me to make a treat for my family. I got this recipe from an online website after going through numerous cook books.

Easy Cookie Cutter Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 1/4 cups self raising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups caster sugar
• 150 grams butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:

1.     In a large bowl mix flour and baking powder.

2.     Cream butter, sugar and vanilla in a smaller mixing bowl.

3.     Add the eggs one at a time, making sure that egg is completely beaten in until adding next one. Then add milk.

4.     Add the butter mixture to the bowl with flour.

5.     Mix with mixer until well combined.

6.     Shape dough into a ball by hand.

7.     Cut dough into three parts.

8.     Between two sheets of baking paper, roll the dough out to an even thinness. Make sure the size of the baking paper sheets will fit your baking tray.

9.     Place the first sheet of dough (still in between the sheets of baking paper) onto a baking tray.

10.                        Roll out second part of the dough as you did with the first and place on it on top of the other sheet of dough on the baking tray.

11.                        Do the same for the third part of dough.

12.                        Place in the tray of dough sheets into the fridge for about 30 minutes.

13.                        Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.

14.                        Remove from fridge and remove top layer of baking paper from one sheet of cookie dough. Use that baking paper to line the tray on which you will cook the cookies.

15.                        Place cookie cutter in dough and press out shapes. I actually sprayed the cookie cutter lightly with cooking spray as well; to make sure no dough would not stick to the shape.

16.                        Place cookie shape on baking paper on tray. Make sure you leave room for slight spreading.

17.                        Once you have cut out as many shapes as possible from the sheet of dough, roll into ball and roll out again between to sheets of baking paper.

18.                        Continue this process until you have used all dough.

19.                        Bake for approx 8 minutes or until golden.

20.                        Allow to cool on tray for at least 5 minutes before placing them on a rack to cool further.

(pictures in steps order)