Rainbow Cookies
Stress & mess aside, I really do love baking with The Boys. John, in particular, loves nothing more than putting on his apron & chef’s hat and getting his hands floury. It doesn’t actually matter what you tell him we’re making, he will always tell people he’s been “making biscuits!” But as far as recipes forย baking with kids go, I’m always a fan of something, quick, easy & with flavours that meet their approval, and these Rainbow Cookies come out tops.
What child doesn’t love biscuits, especially those packed with colour? We don’t need to pretend that these are in any way healthy (although I may have to consider doing some sort of healthy kids recipes in the future), but they are definitely a winner as far as John & David are concerned. I even caught them helping themselves to seconds when my back was turned!
The base recipe for these rainbow cookies is one that Granny & I have treasured for years. It came from one of my magazines as a kid (Animals & You, for any 90’s kids out there!) and was part of an article for bake sales to raise money for an animal charity. In fact, I still have the page of the magazine in all its dog-eared, butter-stained & faded glory! Part of the reason for sharing it here is also so I can document it somewhere more permanent, as despite managing to keep it for close to 20 years, I know a time will come when someone will pick it up, think it’s rubbish and chuck it in the bin!
One of the great things about this recipe is that you can mix it up with any kind of chocolate. A personal favourite of mine is to use leftover Easter egg chocolate, which, for whatever reason, always tastes nicer than chocolate you buy at any other time of year. Otherwise, you can use white, dark, dried fruit… On this occasion, though, we opted for Chocolate M&Ms
, just to give ourselves a colourful treat to brighten up a rather stormy week! Sweet, chewy and an array of colours – these rainbow cookies will certainly brighten up your day.
Rainbow Cookies
PRINT RECIPEINGREDIENTS
- 75 g Butter or Margarine at room temperature
- 125 g Caster Sugar
- 1 tbsp Golden Syrup
- 125 g Self Raising Flour
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 100 g M&Ms or Smarties
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat your oven to 180ยฐc and lightly grease a baking sheet with a little butter.
- Cream together your butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Warm the golden syrup a little (until it’s runny), then add to the butter mixture.
- Add your M&Ms/Smarties, then sift in the flour & bicarbonate of soda. Mix until combined.
- Spoon out a heaped teaspoon amount and roll into a small ball before placing onto your pre-greased baking tray. Repeat with the rest of the mixture – you should get around 8-10 cookies.
- Bake for around 10 minutes or until golden brown. Once cool enough to handle, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
All my recipes are developed using a digital scale and the metric system (grams and millilitres). Cup measurements are available as a conversion but these, unfortunately, won’t always be as accurate. For best results, I always recommend baking with a digital scale.
