What You Will Need

Cookies

• 450g plain flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 230g butter, at room temperature
• 200g sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Topping

• Store bought fondant
• Food colouring (optional)

How To Make It

Step One: Place flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl and set to the side.

Step Two: In a separate bowl whisk together egg and vanilla extract.

Step Three: In a bench mixer, beat the butter and sugar until creamy.

Step Four: Slowly add the egg and vanilla mix to bench mixer and mix until well combined.

Step Five: With the bench mixer on low, add flour mix 1/3 at a time. Mix until chunks of cookie dough start to form.

Step Six: Bring dough together in a bowl and knead with hands for 20 seconds.

Step Seven: Cover dough in cling film and pop it in the fridge overnight.

Step Eight: Preheat oven to 160°C and line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.

Step Nine: Split dough into 4 and roll our between 2 sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick.

Step Ten: Using a 6cm cookie cutter, cut out cookie rounds and place on baking sheet.

Step Eleven: Bake cookies for 8 mins or until just golden.

Step Twelve: Let cookie cool on baking tray for 5 minutes then completely cool on wire rack.

Step Thirteen: Colour fondant and roll out to 2mm thick and using the same 6cm cookie cutter cut out rounds. Stamp with whatever you want.

Step Fourteen: Using water, stick fondant to cookies.