How to make planet cookies!
Decorate a delicious solar system of tasty iced biscuits…
Ready for an out-of-this-world baking adventure? Transform your favourite biscuits into a sweet solar system with this easy planet cookies recipe…
What you’ll need…
- – 150g icing sugar
- – 20ml warm water (about 4 teaspoons)
- – Food colouring (we used gels)
- – Toothpicks
- – Biscuits to decorate. Choose ones that have a smooth surface to help the icing glide on – or bake your own!
Planet cookies recipe
Step 1
Measure out the icing sugar in a bowl and add about four teaspoons of warm water, a little bit at a time, stirring as you go.
Step 2
The icing needs to be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. It should run off the spoon slowly but not be too runny or too thick. Add a drop more water if needed.
Step 3
When you’re happy with the consistency, put some of the icing mixture into a smaller bowl that’s big enough to dip your biscuit into. Add a few drops of food colouring and use a toothpick to swirl the colours together.
FUN CHALLENGE!
Can you match your cosmic cookies to the planets in our solar system? Use different bowls for different colour combos. Make sure you give the icing a stir to break up any crust before adding the food colouring.
Step 4
Dunk the top side of the biscuit into the surface of the icing, holding it by the edges. Twist slightly so the whole surface is coated.
Step 5
Lift up your coated biscuit and let the icing slowly drip down to create more swirls. Run a toothpick along the biscuit’s edge to remove the excess icing (or wipe it on the edge of your bowl). Then put it flat on a plate for the icing to harden.
TOP TIP!
The icing should be hard and ready to eat after about half an hour. But if you’re saving them for later, leave to dry for a couple of hours before stacking them.
Did you enjoy learning how to make planet cookies? Check out this cool frozen yoghurt recipe for more cooking fun!
Images © Georgia Harrison.
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