Gummy Bear Heart Cookies

Gummy Bear Heart Cookies

(Round cookies with gummy bear heart centres)

Makes

Approx. 12–15 cookies

Ingredients

• 125g butter, softened

• ½ cup sugar

• 1 egg

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1½ cups plain flour

• ½ tsp baking powder

• Gummy bears (cut in halves if large, assorted colours)

Supplies

• Mixing bowl

• Wooden spoon or spatula

• Measuring cups and spoons

• Rolling pin

• Round cookie cutter or glass

• Baking paper

• Baking tray

• Knife or scissors (staff use only)

• Oven

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar

In a bowl, mix the softened butter and sugar until light and creamy.

2. Add wet ingredients

Add the egg and vanilla. Mix well until combined.

3. Add dry ingredients

Add the flour and baking powder. Stir until a soft dough forms.If dough is sticky, add a small amount of extra flour.

4. Roll and cut cookies

• Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface (about 1 cm thick).

• Use a round cutter or glass to cut out circles.

• Place cookies onto a lined baking tray.

5. Create a heart indent

• Using a finger or the back of a spoon, gently press a heart-shaped indent into the centre of each cookie.

• Do not press all the way through the dough.

6. Add gummy bear hearts

• Arrange small pieces of gummy bear inside the heart indent to form a heart shape.

• Lightly press them into the dough so they stay in place.

7. Bake

Bake at 170°C (fan bake) for 10–12 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden around the edges.

8. Cool

• Leave cookies on the tray for 5 minutes.

• Transfer to a cooling rack once set.