DIY- Christmas Cupcakes + Vanilla Cookies!

Hello everyone, today I have for you 2 recipes, and one of them is how to make these christmassy cupcakes, and the second recipe is how to make my Christmas Vanilla Cookies.

These are quite simple to make, and they are very tasty!

Hope you enjoy!

CHRISTMAS CUPCAKES

Ingredients: to make 12:  133g self raising flour

133g margarine

133g caster sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 eggs

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

To make icing: 55g margarine

250g icing sugar

Boiling water

Food colour of your choice

christmassy decorations

Method: Preheat your oven to 170 degrees

1. Put the christmassy cupcake cases into the cupcake tray.

2. Cream together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy.

3. Add the egg and the vanilla extract and mix.

4. Add the flour gradually.

5. Put the mixture in the cupcake cases

6. Pop in the oven 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

7. Once your waiting for the cakes to cool, you can make the icing.

8. You put the butter in the bowl and cream together with the icing sugar. To make it a bit easier, I add a bit of boiling water to make it easier to mix. If its too runny add more icing sugar. If its too dry and more water.

9. You can then pipe your icing, I added a bit of yellow food colouring. I then put a little edible (Father Christmas, christmas pudding, snowman,stocking) on top of it.

CHRISTMAS VANILLA COOKIES

Ingredients: 170g margarine

150g caster sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 egg

281g plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

Icing- (I got the Dr.Oeteker Pink Icing)

Any other decoration you would like to use!

Christmas cookie cutters

Method: Preheat your oven to 180 degrees

1. Cream together the butter and sugar

2. Add the: egg, vanilla extract, baking powder

3. Add the plain flour and stir together to form a ball.

4. Put in the fridge to chill for 10-15 minutes.

5. Put your ball of dough onto a floured surface, and roll out about 1cm thick. ( Yes, i am watching Zoella)

6. Cut out your shapes, I had a christmas tree, and a gingerbread man!

7. Pop in the oven for 11 minutes until golden brown.

8. Let them cool, and then ice and decorate them.

9. Eat them with a cup of tea!

I really hope you enjoyed this post, I love doing baking, so if you would like me to post more recipe's, then let me know in the comments!

Bye!x