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Amanda Grant

Amanda is a well-respected food writer and broadcaster who’s written many books on child nutrition and vegetarian food, including Eating for Two, Organic Baby Foods, Healthy Baby & Toddler Foods and The New Vegan Cookbook.

Makes about 24

Vanilla cookie party invitations recipe

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Takes 25 minutes to make, 12-15 minutes to bake, plus cooling

250g plain flour, plus extra
1 tsp baking powder
125g butter, cubed and chilled
125g golden caster sugar
1 medium free-range egg
Few drops of good vanilla extract
For decoration
250g royal icing sugar
Food colouring (optional)
Small sweets, sprinkles or edible silver balls

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1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4 and line 2 large baking trays with baking paper. Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Rub in the butter until it resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar, then add the egg and vanilla extract and mix together – use your hands to help form a soft dough.
2. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Gently roll out half the mixture using a floured rolling pin, and use cutters to cut out about 12 pretty shapes. Lift onto a baking tray using a palette knife. Repeat with the remaining dough and place on the other baking tray.
3. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until pale golden. Cool on the trays for 10 minutes, then lift onto a wire rack using a palette knife and cool.
4. To decorate the cookies, mix a little water with the icing sugar (use the packet as a guide), until it’s of a drizzling consistency. Add food colouring, if you like, then decorate the cookies with the icing and sweets. Allow to set before eating.

Chef's tip

Write the rest of the party details on a small piece of card and attach to each cookie with a pretty ribbon. Give to your friends as an invitation for your party.

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