Would you believe it the summer holidays are nearly at an end, where have six weeks gone?
These delicious biscuits will make a nice treat in school lunchboxes when the children go back after the holidays and they are perfect for little fingers and thumbs to make.
Home made Strawberry Jam
Strawberry Jam Drop Cookies
- 125g Butter or Margarine
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 190g Self Raising Flour
- 1oog Caster Sugar
- 1 Egg
- Strawberry Jam
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Beat together the butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy.
- Mix in the egg yolk and the vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the flour and mix in slowly to form a smooth dough.
- Roll generous teaspoons of dough into balls and space out on baking trays lined with greaseproof paper.
- Flatten each ball slightly and press your finger or thumb into the middle to make a well, take care not to press too hard.
- Fill the hole with approx ½ teaspoon jam.
- Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
- Cool on wire racks.
You can of course use any flavour of jam that you like.
Enjoy,
Gill
Gardening with Children 