Smartie Cookies

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   Preheat the oven to 190C.

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   Keep 5-6 ungreased cookie sheets on hand.

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   Beat the butter and sugar till fluffy and light.

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   Add the salt + vanilla essence + almond essence and beat for 30 seconds.

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   With a spatula mix in the beaten egg.

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   Put in all the flour in one go, and gather together to make a firm dough.

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   Chill for at least 30 minutes in wrap.

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   Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with assorted cookie cutters.

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   Decorate with Smarties (or M n Ms), and silver dragees if desired.

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    Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 12-14 minutes, watching closely so that they dont get too brown.

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    Remove from oven; let the cookies lay on the sheet for a minute.

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    Remove to racks to cool.

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    Note: You can flavour these with any other extract of your choice; or just leave them plain vanilla if you like.

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    I think orange and lemon may work well with these, though I havent tried it myself.

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    Keep an eye on the cookies towards the end of the baking time.

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    If you find a couple browning before others, remove them from the sheet onto cookie rack, and return remaining cookies on sheet to the oven.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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