Park Lake Christmas Cookies
At Park Lake, we love helping you imagine your dream home. This Christmas, we thought, why not start small… with cookies? That’s right, you can build your very own dream home in your kitchen with this super simple, festive recipe. Bonus: you can eat it when you’re done!
What you’ll need
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups (320g) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- Food coloring (optional – go wild!)
- Sprinkles or icing for decorating
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until you have cookie dough ready to shape.
- Roll out your dough about ½ cm thick.
- Time to get creative: use cookie cutters to make little houses, Christmas trees, or stars. Or, if you’re feeling ambitious, build an entire Park Lake street!
- Bake on a lined tray for 10–12 minutes, until lightly golden.
- Cool completely, then decorate. Mini icing windows, sprinkle “roof tiles,” or candy lights make the perfect finishing touch.
Tips for Tiny Architects:
- Mix in green and red food coloring to get that classic Christmas vibe.
- Chocolate chips make cute windows and doors.
- Invite the family – decorating is more fun when everyone’s pitching in!
Think of it as a mini version of your future Park Lake home: design it, build it, enjoy it… and then eat it. Who said dreaming about your new house couldn’t be delicious?
So this Christmas, don’t just dream about your perfect home — bake it too!