We kicked off our Bugs theme last week by making these Cheesy Ladybird Biscuits! They’re so simple to make, Rosalie is 3.5 years and was able to do much by herself. She weighed the flour (I told her when to stop), cut up the butter, squished it together with the cheese to form a dough, helped me roll it out, cut out the biscuits and arranged them on the tray. She was able to spread the topping but found it a bit slow going and got bored around biscuit number three. But she did enjoy sprinkling the seeds to make the ladybird pattern!
Cheesy Ladybird Biscuits
2017-06-05 22:45:23
Yields 12
A really easy recipe for toddlers and preschoolers.
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
1 hr
Biscuits
- 120g plain flour
- 120g butter or margarine
- 120g cheddar cheese
- 1tsp mustard powder
Topping
- 200g tub of cream cheese
- red food colouring
- black sesame seeds or poppy seeds
Instructions
- Weigh the flour into a large bowl and stir in the mustard powder.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the flour.
- Grate the cheddar cheese and add to the bowl.
- Using your hands, combine the ingredients to form a soft dough.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- On a floured surface, roll out the dough to approximately 1cm thick and cut out rounds.
- Flour a baking tray and arrange the rounds.
- Bake in the oven at 170C for 15-18 minutes, until golden.
- While the biscuits are cooking mix the cream cheese with the food dye to make a strong red.
- Remove the biscuits from the oven and cool on a wire rack.
- Once cool, spread each biscuit with a layer of cream cheese.
- Using the stencil, sprinkle seeds onto each biscuit.
Notes
- Best eaten immediately, but will keep in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
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