So it's my house mate's 24th birthday this week and as he is a big kid, I thought I'd make him some toy themed cookies. Last year for his birthday I bought him a 3 in 1 Lego set and this year the theme continued with an ice cube tray that makes the ice look like little Lego men. I knew his girlfriend has also bought him a large Lego man head that acts as a cookie jar. I came up with the perfect thing to fill it with...
Lego head cookies!!!
I got the idea and recipe separately but it's all really simple and if you need to improvise then this recipe can cope with pretty much anything you throw at it. I figured this out as I went along and I've added my thoughts to the original recipe so it's up to you which you follow. Plus it may answer questions you may have, saving you Googling time.
My cookies are a slight variation on the typical iced sugar cookies as I'm not that confident with runny icing (or Royal Icing to everyone else). I've kept the recipe for the cookies themselves the same but instead of Royal Icing, I've used buttercream and a small icing tube with a thin nozzle which you can pick up from any supermarket. The yellow colour doesn't really need to be added to the buttercream but if you want a deeper yellow then you can find the amount of food colouring as an optional extra with the ingredients list for the icing.
Happy baking and I hope the kids (big or little) in your life enjoy them as much as mine did.
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
330g Plain Flour
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
225g Butter
225g Sugar (Granulated not Caster)
1 Egg
1 tbsp Milk
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to around 190 degrees C
2. Sift the flour, baking powder and sallt together in a small bowl and set to the side. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat the egg and add into the butter/sugar mixture along with the milk. Slowly add the flour to the wet mixture until it begins to form a dough and come away from the sides of the bowl. Once the dough has formed, split into two and wrap in clingfilm/foil/greaseproof paper and leave in the fridge for around 2 hours. (Alternatively, if the dough is still sticky then add small amounts of flour until its at a consistentcy you feel is easier to roll out. No need to leave in the fridge, just roll it out).
3. Remove as much dough as you want/need from the fridge and once unwrapped, roll out until it is approximately 1/4 inch thick. If you want to cut the cookies into a Lego head shape then there's a template at the bottom of the post. Otherwise, use whicever cutter or template you wish. (I currently don't have a rolling pin, I will at some point, so if you're in the same position as me then anything cylindrical works. My preferred object is a bottle of wine wrapped in clingfilm to make it more hygenic. Justification for why there is always wine in my kitchen: I have an Italian boyfriend, who is also my housemate, who likes wine.)
4. Grease a baking tray and place the cookies around 1 inch apart (you can place them closer but be careful as they may merge during baking) and place into the oven for 7-9 minutes. (Mine had to stay in for what was more like 15-20 minutes but stick to the original times. If they aren't golden and slightly brown around the edges then leave the cookies in until they are.)
5. Leave on a wire rack to cool. (Wooden chopping board works just as well but you have to keep turning them over to allow each side to cool.)
Lego head cookies!!!
I got the idea and recipe separately but it's all really simple and if you need to improvise then this recipe can cope with pretty much anything you throw at it. I figured this out as I went along and I've added my thoughts to the original recipe so it's up to you which you follow. Plus it may answer questions you may have, saving you Googling time.
My cookies are a slight variation on the typical iced sugar cookies as I'm not that confident with runny icing (or Royal Icing to everyone else). I've kept the recipe for the cookies themselves the same but instead of Royal Icing, I've used buttercream and a small icing tube with a thin nozzle which you can pick up from any supermarket. The yellow colour doesn't really need to be added to the buttercream but if you want a deeper yellow then you can find the amount of food colouring as an optional extra with the ingredients list for the icing.
Happy baking and I hope the kids (big or little) in your life enjoy them as much as mine did.
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
330g Plain Flour
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
225g Butter
225g Sugar (Granulated not Caster)
1 Egg
1 tbsp Milk
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to around 190 degrees C
2. Sift the flour, baking powder and sallt together in a small bowl and set to the side. In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat the egg and add into the butter/sugar mixture along with the milk. Slowly add the flour to the wet mixture until it begins to form a dough and come away from the sides of the bowl. Once the dough has formed, split into two and wrap in clingfilm/foil/greaseproof paper and leave in the fridge for around 2 hours. (Alternatively, if the dough is still sticky then add small amounts of flour until its at a consistentcy you feel is easier to roll out. No need to leave in the fridge, just roll it out).
3. Remove as much dough as you want/need from the fridge and once unwrapped, roll out until it is approximately 1/4 inch thick. If you want to cut the cookies into a Lego head shape then there's a template at the bottom of the post. Otherwise, use whicever cutter or template you wish. (I currently don't have a rolling pin, I will at some point, so if you're in the same position as me then anything cylindrical works. My preferred object is a bottle of wine wrapped in clingfilm to make it more hygenic. Justification for why there is always wine in my kitchen: I have an Italian boyfriend, who is also my housemate, who likes wine.)
4. Grease a baking tray and place the cookies around 1 inch apart (you can place them closer but be careful as they may merge during baking) and place into the oven for 7-9 minutes. (Mine had to stay in for what was more like 15-20 minutes but stick to the original times. If they aren't golden and slightly brown around the edges then leave the cookies in until they are.)
5. Leave on a wire rack to cool. (Wooden chopping board works just as well but you have to keep turning them over to allow each side to cool.)
Vanilla Buttercream
Ingredients:
110g Butter
110g Icing Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1. Mix the butter and the sugar together. Finally, add the vanilla essence making sure to stir it in well.
2. Place 2/3 spoon, just one from your cutlery drawer will be fine, of the icing on each cookie and spread over with a knife.
3. Once all the cookies have been coated with buttercream, use the small tube of icing to draw the outline and face of the Lego head.
4. Eat and enjoy.
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