Giant Freckle Cookies

MAKES 20 PREPARATION 25 MINUTES (PLUS CHILLING) COOKING 40 MINUTES (PLUS COOLING)

250g butter, softened 1 cup caster sugar 395g sweetened

condensed milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3½ cups self-raising flour 2 x 180g packets Smarties

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line 2 oven trays with baking paper.

2. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar together using an electric mixer. Add condensed milk, eggs and vanilla, beating well.

3. Fold flour into butter mixture until well

combined. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.

4. Divide dough into 4 pieces. Roll out each piece between 2 sheets of baking paper until 1cm thick. Chill in freezer for 10 minutes. Cut out 9cm rounds from dough and press Smarties onto each cookie.

5. Working in 3 batches, transfer cookies to oven trays, placing 6cm apart to allow for spreading. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining cookies.