Easter cookies

Baking cookies is a wonderful way to celebrate Easter. Get your children involved to create delicious cinnamon cookies in fun Easter shapes. This is a fun exercise to improve children's focus, express creativity and build their muscles by mixing, pushing and pulling.

• Easter cookie cutters
• Rolling pins
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Electric hand beater
• Mixing bowl
• Cling wrap
• 25 cups whole wheat flour
• ½ cup salted butter at room temperature
• ¼ cup + 1 x Tbsp. granulated sugar
• ½ tsp. + ¼ tsp. cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg powder
• 1 x tsp. vanilla extract
• 5 x Tbsp. milk

Ingredients

• 25 cups whole wheat flour
• ½ cup salted butter at room temperature
• ¼ cup + 1 x Tbsp. granulated sugar
• ½ tsp. + ¼ tsp. cinnamon powder
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg powder
• 1 x tsp. vanilla extract
• 5 x Tbsp. milk

Method 

1. In a bowl, whisk together whole wheat flour, cinnamon powder and nutmeg powder. Set aside.
2. Using your electric hand mixer, beat together butter and sugar till creamy and smooth.
3. Add in the vanilla and mix.
4. Start adding the flour mix slowly, add in 2 parts beating well after each addition till it's well combined.
5. Add milk and continue to mix at low speed till the mixture comes together as a dough.
6. Wrap the dough in a cling sheet and place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
7. While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
8. Shape the dough like a disc, then roll it to 1/4 inch thick.
9. Cut into Easter shapes using a cookie cutter.
10. Transfer the cookies onto a baking tray, line with parchment paper and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar or turbinado sugar (optional).
11. Bake for 20-25 minutes and then reduce the temperature and bake for 10 more minutes.
12. Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool completely. Enjoy!