Name: Easter biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, at room temperature; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour, sifted; 1/3 cup desiccated coconut; 1/4 cup milk; 35 gram tube mini m&m's

Ingredients

125 gram butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 1/4 cup self-raising flour, sifted

1/3 cup desiccated coconut

1/4 cup milk

35 gram tube mini m&m's

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease and line 2 large baking trays with baking paper.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Add flour, coconut and milk and beat until well combined. Roll tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls, then flatten into an egg shape. Decorate with M&M’s.

3.Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Cool on trays for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Instead of using M&M’s, simply bake, ice with glace icing and sprinkle with 100s & 1000s.
Note

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