Cookie Artists.

🍪 What is it about?

Bake cookies and decorate them with icing, sprinkles and food coloring. A delicious way to create art together that you can also share and eat.

👶 Recommended age: 2–7 years
⏱ Estimated time: Over 2 hours
💪 Energy level: High
💰 Approximate cost: Medium

🛒 Materials needed

• Flour, butter, sugar, egg and vanilla for the dough
• Cookie cutters in different shapes
• Powdered sugar for the icing
• Edible food coloring
• Sprinkles and edible decorations
• Piping bag or ziplock bag for decorating

🛒 Baking set for kids
🛒 Edible cookie cutters

🏠 Home alternatives

Don't have all the materials? No problem.

• Instead of cookie cutters → use the mouth of a glass or shape the cookies by hand.
• Instead of a piping bag → use a ziplock bag with one corner cut off.
• Instead of sprinkles → decorate with chocolate chips, shredded coconut or granola.

📋 Step-by-step instructions

1. Mix 2 cups of flour, ½ cup of butter, ½ cup of sugar, 1 egg and 1 teaspoon of vanilla until a dough forms.
2. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes so it is easier to work with.
3. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and cut shapes with the cookie cutters.
4. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden.
5. Let cool completely before decorating.
6. Mix powdered sugar with a few drops of water and food coloring to make the icing and decorate together.

💡 Extra ideas

• Make themed cookies for different times of year — stars at Christmas, hearts for Valentine's Day.
• Gift the decorated cookies to grandparents or friends as a handmade present.
• Take a photo of each decorated cookie before eating it for the book album.

🎥 Example video

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