Medal Cookies

Equipment

• 1 Mixer or Food Processor
• 1 Plastic wrap
• 1 Rolling pin
• 1 Biscuit tray
• 1 Baking paper
• 1 Round cookie cutter (6cm)
• 1 Chopstick
• 1 Wire rack
• 1 Microwave or Double boiler
• 1 Piping bag or small plastic bag

Instructions

1. Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Stir through the vanilla and then the self-raising flour and salt until you have a nice soft dough.
2. Wrap the dough in plastic and pop in the fridge for at least an hour (or overnight).
3. Preheat the oven to 180C and line a biscuit tray with baking paper.
4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and roll to about 1/2cm thickness. It's easiest to break the dough off and do small amounts at a time.
5. Cut the rolled out dough into circles using a round 6cm cookie cutter. Gently push a hole through near the top edge of each circle with the thick end of a chopstick and then tidy the hole with the narrow end.
6. Place the dough circles on your prepared baking tray and bake for 10 minutes or until a light gold colour. Let cool on a wire rack.
7. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in the microwave or a double boiler over simmering water.
8. Spoon melted chocolate into a small plastic bag with a little cut in one corner or a piping bag with a narrow nozzle. Once the biscuits are cool, pipe the numbers one, two, and three on them, or let the kids decorate.