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Ingredients
Method
1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line 2 oven trays with baking paper.
2.In a large bowl, beat softened butter and caster sugar together until creamy. Beat in sweetened condensed milk. Add eggs and vanilla essence, beating well. Fold self-raising flour into butter mixture until well combined. Wrap in cling film. Chill for 30 minutes.
3.Divide dough into 4. Roll out each piece between 2 sheets of baking paper to 1cm thickness. Chill in freezer for 10 minutes.
4.Cut out 9cm rounds from dough. Using Smarties, press onto each cookie to cover. Working in 3 batches, transfer to oven trays, placing 6cm apart to allow for spreading. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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