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My daughter wanted a Princess themed birthday and in particular she really wanted Frozen.  I searched everywhere for snowflake cutters but as it was August no where seemed to stock them.  I did discover an amazing cookie press from OXO.  The OXO good grips cookie press allows you to make consistent cookies.

OXO good grips cookie press

We decided to give this ago with peanut butter cookies, I have since figured out that the cookie press works better with a smooth cookie dough.  The girls helped to mix everything together.

Mixing cookie dough

As I was loading the cookie press with dough, the girls had other ideas.  They used the silver disks to press onto the cookie dough to make their own shapes, a clever idea.

pressing the cookies

I used the cookie press to make snowflake cookies.  Using the large handle simple press down until you hear an audible click.  When you lift up the cookie press the cookie is in the shape of the cutter.  I think this is a great idea.

snowflake cookies

The cookie press was really easy to use and easy to clean afterwards.  In fact it is so easy to clean that my girls love using the cookie press with their play dough.  It is great for crafty activities and the metal disks are great for stencil pictures too.  Many uses for a cookie press!

The cookie press comes with 12 disks and a carry case.  There is also the option to purchase more disks.  I love the variety of disks, there is one for every occasion.  The OXO good grips cookie press would make a welcome addition to anyone who bakes or for anyone who like to play with playdough.

We were sent an OXO good grips cookie press for review, all words are my own opinion.  
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Lurpak have recently launched their new Lurpak Slow churned butter, which is inspired by traditional production methods.  It is made by slowly churning cream over five hours in small batches.  Lurpak claims this results in a fuller tasting flavour, well we had to put this to the test!

Lurpak Slow churned butter

The girls and I made two batches of cookies, well I can't think of anything better really.  Once batch used Lurpak slow churned and the other used a supermarket own brand butter.  We followed the following recipe, after I managed to convince my daughter it was a bowl and not a hat!

hat or bowl?

Ingredients

250g Plain flour
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
170g unsalted butter
200g Brown sugar
100g Caster sugar
1 tbsp Vanilla extract
2 Eggs
325g Chocolate chips

Method 

1. Preheat oven to 170C, Gas mark 3.  Grease baking trays
2. Stir together flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt.

mixing cookie dough

3. In a separate bowl mix melted butter, brown sugar and caster sugar. 
4. Beat in Vanilla and the eggs until creamy.

yummy cookie dough

5.  Mix both bowls together and stir in the chocolate chips.

adding the chocolate

6. Place cookie dough onto baking trays to make your cookies.

empty mixture

7. Bake for 15-17 minutes until golden.  Allow to cool.

cookies in oven

After the cookies had cooled down it was time to put them to the taste test.  Each batch was placed on a different plate and sure enough one plate disappeared much faster than the other

supermarket butter cookiesLurpak slow churned butter cookies

The result of the Lurpak bake off was 

Lurpak slow churned butter really does make a difference in cookies and gives them a much fuller taste!  I can't wait to try some on my toast!

I have 10 vouchers to give away to 5 winners [each winner receives 2 vouchers], for a pack of Lurpak slow churned butter.  Entry is open to UK only, follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter below and good luck!  Giveaway closes 30th April at Midnight.

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My youngest was a little tired after all the clapping she did during her lunch 

clapping at lunch

So whilst she had a sleep my eldest and I did some painting, sticking and baking.

We began by making some Easter cards.  My eldest loves to use her hands to paint so we used her hand print to make rabbits.

Easter bunny card

They are still drying at the moment but tomorrow we will stick on eyes and draw a mouth, nose and whiskers.  She wanted to make something for her Daddy so I gave her a cut out shape of an egg, as well as some plain paper, lots of glue, glitter and paint and then I let her be creative

stick eggpaint egg


paint handwhat next


pom pom eggmore paint

She had loads of fun paining and sticking.  It was great because I could get a few jobs done whilst she was having fun.  

After tidying up my eldest declared she wanted to bake.  As its almost St Patrick day, we made some themed cookies.

For the cookies we used:

350g flour
1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1tsp salt
225g butter
175g caster sugar
175g soft brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 packet chocolate chips
green food colouring - to desired colour

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190 C
2. Mix flour, soda and salt together in a bowl
3. Combine butter, vanilla extract and both sugars in a bowl until creamy.  Then beat in the eggs.  Finally mix in the flour mixture and add the chocolate chips and food colouring.  

cookie dough

4. Roll out the dough and cut out small circles
5. Put four circles next to each other to form a 4 leaf clover.
6. Make as many clovers as your mixture will allow and place onto a greased baking tray
7. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

lucky cookie

My youngest woke up just in time to help eat all the cookies

This day I love painting, sticking and baking

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Its Christmas Eve and all day my eldest has been asking when Father Christmas is coming.  She is ever so excited and its great to see her getting into the Christmas spirit.  We made some cookies for Father Christmas ready to leave on the plate with his milk and a carrot for the reindeer.

Later we made some magic reindeer dust to sprinkle outside, so Father Christmas can find us and guide his sleigh to our house.  We followed the directions from Mum of three boys and my eldest thought it was absolutely magical.

The girls watched their videos from Father Christmas and my eldest just loved it.  She kept talking to Father Christmas as though he was on a video call.  We left our special Christmas key outside the door and my girls fell asleep as soon as they got into bed.  I can not wait to see their faces in the morning.  

Christmas kisses
WAtching Father Christmas
Watching Father Christmas video

This day I love Getting ready.
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