Pinata Cookies

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Ingredients

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Ingredients

  • g Country Range Butter, softened
  • g caster sugar
  •   1 egg yolk
  •   2 tsp vanilla extract
  • g Country Range Plain Flour
  •   food colourings
  •   Country Range Mini Mixed Chocolate Coated Beans

Method

  • 1

    Step 1

    Mix the softened butter and caster sugar in a large bowl with a wooden spoon, then add 1 egg yolk and 2 tsp vanilla extract and briefly beat to combine.
  • 2

    Step 2

    Sift over 300g plain flour and stir until the mixture is well combined - you might need to get your hands in at the end to give everything a really good mix, then press the dough together.
  • 3

    Step 3

    Divide into 5 and colour each batch. Form into sausage shapes and roll out to have a stripy effect dough.
  • 4

    Step 4

    For each cookie, cut out 3 donkey pinata shapes, cut the legs off one and cut a hole in the 'tummy' and bake at 180°C (fan oven) for 12-14 minutes.
  • 5

    Step 5

    Once cooled, use some royal icing as a glue to stick the hollowed out cookie onto one.
  • 6

    Step 6

    Fill the gap with the milk chocolate beans and then stick the top pinata onto the top with royal icing to create a filled centre cookie.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Country Range Butter, softened
  • 140 g caster sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 300 g Country Range Plain Flour
  • food colourings
  • Country Range Mini Mixed Chocolate Coated Beans