It's exam results season, and we've rustled up a tasty recipe using our chocolate smart beans so you can give your friend, sibling, daughter, son or neighbour a big congratulations on their results, and congratulate them on being such a smarty pants.
There are 8 ingredients in this simple recipe:
- 345g plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 pinch of salt
- 250g of softened butter
- 1 large beaten egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 300g smarties
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1. Start by sifting all the dry ingredients together in a bowl, and then set aside
2. Cream together the butter and sugar, until you have a light and fluffy mix
3.Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract
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4. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients to form a stiff dough
5. Stir in half of your smarties
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6. Roll the dough into little sized balls and place on a baking tray (we used baking sheet so they are easy to remove)
7. Once you have placed your balls of dough onto the tray, push in 3 or 4 chocolate smart beans into each cookie.
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8. Bake for 12-15 minutes, keeping a good eye on them to make sure they don't burn
9. Allow to cool and serve!
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We used this recipe from the Nigella community recipe page.
