Bollywood Bright Sugar Cookies

• Ingredients for sugar cookies:

  • 225g unsalted butter (softened)

  • 1 cup white sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla essence

  • 2¾ cups plain flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon salt

• Mixing bowls and utensils

• Electric beater or whisk

• Rolling pins and cookie cutters (any shapes)

• Baking trays and parchment paper

• Coloured icing (pre-made or homemade)

• Sprinkles, edible glitter, bright-coloured decorations

• Aprons (optional)

• Access to an oven

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan bake (or 190°C conventional).

2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add the egg and vanilla essence, mixing until well combined.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix to form a dough.

6. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to about 1cm thick.

7. Use cookie cutters to create fun shapes.

8. Place cookies on a lined tray and bake for 8–10 minutes, or until edges are just golden.

9. Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating.

10. Set up a decorating station with bright icing colours, sprinkles, and edible glitter.

11. Encourage children to decorate their cookies inspired by the vibrant colours of Bollywood celebrations — the bolder and brighter, the better!

Other Information

• Play some Bollywood or upbeat cultural music in the background to enhance the theme.

• If time is short, consider pre-baking the cookies and focusing on the decorating.