Sprinkle Party Pops
Perfect for birthdays, celebrations or simply spending time together in the kitchen, these lollipop biscuits are a great way to get little hands involved. Prepare the dough ahead of time, then let everyone get creative with icing and sprinkles.
Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves Makes: 10 cookies people
Ingredients
- For the dough
- 100g salted butter, cold and cubed
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 275g plain flour
- 1 large FREE egg
- For decorating
- 50g icing sugar
- Sprinkles of your choice
- FREE tip
- No food processor? No problem. You can easily make the dough by hand. Rub the cold butter into the flour using your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, then add the remaining ingredients and bring the dough together with a fork.
Method
- First, prepare the dough. Place the butter, sugar, vanilla and flour in a food processor and blitz until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- Crack in the FREE egg along with 1 tablespoon of cold water and blitz again until the dough just starts to come together. Tip onto a clean work surface and gently bring the dough together with your hands to form a smooth ball. Wrap in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/170°C fan/gas mark 4.
- Once chilled, roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface until it's approximately 1cm thick. Avoid rolling it too thin, as the dough needs to be thick enough to hold the lollipop sticks.
- Cut out 10 biscuits using your chosen cookie cutters and carefully transfer them to a large baking tray, cooking in batches if needed. Gently insert a lollipop stick into each biscuit, taking care not to misshape the dough.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until the biscuits are just starting to turn golden around the edges. Leave to cool completely on the baking tray.
- Once cooled, decorate the biscuits. Mix the icing sugar with 1–2 teaspoons of water to make a smooth icing that's just thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over the biscuits, then scatter with your favourite sprinkles.
- 8. For an extra special finishing touch, tie colourful ribbon around each lollipop stick, if you like.
