We love baking cookies with personalized messages, and in this article, we'll tell you why
What initially seemed like a simple activity has generated a lot of questions and interest on social media. So, we decided to reveal the secrets behind this original and delicious activity.
Personalized small cookies are simply shortbread cookies (a super easy recipe for busy parents), on which you write a message before baking them. It's a simple and accessible activity for everyone, requiring no prerequisites or significant investment. And the result is so unique that kids keep asking for more.
To begin, simply prepare a homogeneous dough with the following ingredients:
The great advantage of this super easy recipe is that it doesn't involve any complicated steps, not even separating the egg white from the yolk. You can put everything in a large bowl (or food processor) and let the kids prepare it all, with a little reminder about measurements as you go :)
Psst: here, we divide the amount of sugar by two :)
Since it's a simple activity to do with kids that yields a great result, we enjoy making them regularly for various occasions:
An easy basic: Making your own cookies for school snacks is also about taking the time to do things yourself, an opportunity for fun learning. At a time when many schools prioritize "zero-waste," rightly so, what could be more logical than taking the time, on weekends or Wednesday afternoons, to make "little message" cookies as a family? Add your name, an encouraging word like 'good luck', a 'kiss', 'hello' – in short, have fun personalizing your snacks and making them fun.
Often, we are asked to bring a group snack: for class, for a birthday, for youth groups. This is a perfect opportunity to involve children in this activity. What could be more engaging than making the snack yourself, and as a bonus: it doesn't make a mess, doesn't require cutlery, and is easy to eat. For a group snack, we had prepared cookies with the group's name, adding some fun to the snack.
The little personalized touch that hits the mark: decorating the buffet with small personalized cookies with the name (or date) of the honored person. These cookies can also be given as small souvenir gifts – in short, a lovely way to enhance a celebration with your own hands.
In this age of WhatsApp and email, sending or offering small cookies to respond to a birthday invitation is a truly original way to thank our friends. It's fun, it's unique, and most importantly, it's delicious to savor while waiting for the big day.
When it comes to planning a gift for a birthday, an end-of-year celebration, a gift to thank teachers, friends, etc., it's becoming more common to prepare 'homemade' gifts: small jars of jam, small lavender sachets. So, if we're not yet entirely comfortable offering 'only' homemade items, there's nothing stopping us from complementing a gift with beautiful personalized cookies.
Here are some ideas to give your cookies an even more professional touch: dip them in melted chocolate, so they have a 'chocolate' side on a small part of the cookie, use this chocolate (white or dark) as 'glue' to attach small colored sugar decorations. Do the same with caramel, for example, for an even more gourmet result; Be careful, this is done after baking, for an extra festive touch.
Have fun!
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