Homemade fortune cookies
Homemade fortune cookies Fortune cookies are rather like Christmas crackers – the fun is in cracking them open to reveal the ‘fortune’ or message inside. Which is why homemade fortune cookies will always deliver the […]
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Christmas gingerbread
Fussy eaters that they are, while my kids can endure relatively spicy food, they both often complain that gingerbread men (or at least the ones we buy in stores) are often a little punchy for […]
Christmas hot chocolate gingerbread perches
I’ll hold up my hands and admit that I stole this idea from Lakeland. Having a quick browse in their local store today, I saw a delightful picture of some mini gingerbread houses, perched on […]
Cheesy mouse biscuits
Should you be having a mouse-themed children’s party – and why not? – then these little fellows could be just the answer. We’ve used cookie cutters shaped like a mouse head but you can use […]
White chocolate and cranberry Christmas cookies
For anyone who has tried my regular white chocolate and cranberry cookies (and they’re just about my favourite cookie) you’ll know I’m not a stickler for convention – they’re just too good to enjoy only […]
Hallowe’en Grisly Shortbread
Hallowe’en round here tends to be something of a big deal and the doorbell hardly stops ringing throughout the evening. While clearly there’s plenty of excitement among the children, I’ll confess to getting great pleasure […]
Mega s’mores
Sometimes simple really is best. We had the perfect day planned for a BBQ and some fun with our entire family in the garden when the good old English weather decided to intervene. Undeterred, I […]
Triple chocolate cookies
I like chocolate. I like cookies. Why I haven’t made triple chocolate cookies before is beyond me! There’s nothing smart or sophisticated about this recipe, I just wanted to make something decadent with a truly chocolatey hit. And […]
Picnic cookies
This is the evil twin of my Kiddie’s Fruit Salad. Rather than being named after that civilized English past time of eating cucumber sandwiches and Victoria sponge in the sunshine, these cookies get their name […]
Jammy thumbprint cookies
These are a great simple sweet treat for the kids and are a breeze to make. They look great filling up a table at a birthday party or at a picnic. They’re surprisingly light and I think […]
