Mini egg sharing cookie!

Ingredients -

285g plain flour

180g golden caster sugar

120g unsalted butter

1 large egg

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp vanilla extract

A pinch of salt

200g Mini eggs

100g milk chocolate chunks

Decoration -

100g unsalted butter, room temperature.

200g icing sugar.

1 tsp vanilla extract. 1–2 drops pink food colouring (I use ‘pink’ from this set: https://amzn.to/2DqrZ9y)

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Instructions -

1. Preheat your oven to 170 degrees fan and line an 8” round dish with baking paper.

2. Melt the butter in the microwave and leave to cool for a few seconds.

3. Add to a bowl along with the egg, vanilla extract and sugar. Mix until smooth.

4. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, salt and bicarbonate of soda.

5. Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet, stirring as you pour.

6. Add in the mini eggs and milk chocolate pieces. Mix until evenly distributed.

7. Put the cookie dough in the lined 8” pan and push down so it is even. Place a few mini eggs on top.

8. Bake the cookie in the oven for approximately 20-25 minutes, depending on how soft you like your cookies

9. Once cooked, take the cookie out of the oven and allow to cool down on the side. It will continue to cook as it cools.

10. Make your buttercream. Beat together the butter, icing sugar and vanilla extract. until smooth.

11. Place half the buttercream in a separate bowl and colour it pink.

12. Once set, decorate the cookie with the buttercream and cut the cookie into slices. Serve and enjoy!