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  • 350g/12oz plain flour
  • 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 1tsp baking powder
  • 250g/9oz butter softened
  • 300g/ 10oz caster sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 X 40g boxes Smarties
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    Method

    • step 1

      Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.

    • step 2

      Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda,baking powder and a pinch of salt into a mixing bowl, then set a side.

    • step 3

      Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg and vanilla.

    • step 4

      Gradually beat in the sifted dry ingredients to form a stiff dough.

    • step 5

      Roll the fough into 20 balls, then place on ungreased baking drays, spaced well apart.(WARNING: THE COOKIES WILL EXPAND LOTS, DO NOT PUT CLOSE TOGETHER!!! )

    • step 6

      Press several Smarties into each ball, flattening the ball slightly.

    • step 7

      Bake for 15 minutes until pale golden brown.

    • step 8

      Leave on trays 2 minutes and remove to cooling racks to cool completely.

    • step 9

      Will keep in an airtight tin for up to 5 days

    • step 10

      NUTRITION:

    • step 11

      PER COOKIE : 253 kcalorices, protein 3g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 12g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 1g, sugar 22g, salt o.47g.
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    A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.90 ratings

    spacemonkey19

    Great recipe, no changes needed, have made them several times and always come out perfectly.

    alexngbr29155

    Far too sweet, mixture was not at all dough like and really runny, spread out horribly and made very thin cookies that were impossible to get off the tray without crumbling. Were also very soft and cake like. Possibly the worst cookies I've ever made (and I do bake regularly, usually with good…

    rachael66689R46DyQta

    Just made these, but using the same recipe as in there book. But there book says it makes 10 large cookies. I must of made about 14 which over cooked slightly. But think I will make smaller ones next time as these are to big.

    cat.maguire31GY45amN8

    Great results thanks for the recipes.

    cookie-monster22

    question

    how many does it make?

    Betty Boop 2 avatar
    Betty Boop 2

    I've just made them today. I got 17 very large ones. They are delicious.

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