Smartie cookies
These Smartie Cookies are a bright, cheerful bake packed with crisp edges, soft centres, and plenty of colourful chocolate Smarties in every bite. This easy Smartie cookie recipe is perfect for kids, lunchboxes, parties, or a quick weekend treat, using simple pantry ingredients to create bakery‑style cookies at home.
Whether you’re searching for soft Smartie cookies, a fun chocolate‑button cookie recipe, or an easy homemade biscuit that always delivers, these Smartie Cookies are perfect. With their vibrant pops of colour and irresistible chewy texture, they’re guaranteed to disappear fast.
Smartie cookies
Ingredients
- 200 g plain flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 75 g salted butter, softened
- 50 g soft light brown sugar
- 50 g caster sugar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 2 tubes of smarties
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180º / Gas 4 and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
- Mix the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl, using an electric whisk beat together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the egg until all combined.
- Fold in the flour mixture until all mixed together to form a biscuit dough.
- Take a tablespoon of the mixture and roll into a ball. Arrange on the trays, spaced well apart as they will spread.
- Flatten each ball with a back of a fork and top each with a couple of smarties.
- Place in the oven and bake for 10-12 mins until golden. Leave to cool and store in an airtight container.