Dessert

Chocolate Easter freckles

The kids will love helping out with these cute treats this Easter. Just bake the bickies, smother in melted chocolate then sprinkle with hundreds and thousands.
Chocolate Easter frecklesAustralian Women's Weekly
24 Item
1H 15M

Ingredients

Method

1.Beat butter, sugar and egg in a small bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Stir in sifted dry ingredients, in two batches.
2.Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth; roll dough between sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick. Cover; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3.Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease oven trays; line with baking paper.
4.Using different shaped cookie cutters, cut shapes from dough using each cutter. Place shapes on oven trays.
5.Bake the cookies for about 10-12 minutes, depending on their shape and size. Cool on wire racks.
6.Spread tops of cookies with chocolate; sprinkle with hundreds and thousands. Set at room temperature.

Suitable to freeze. Chocolate suitable to microwave.

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