It’s 5pm on Sunday afternoon when my darling child say “I want to take a birthday treat to school tomorrow”
“But…. but… you said you didn’t want to take treats to school!” I stammer.
“I know. But I changed my mind” he says with an angelic smile.
“Of course you did, my darling, sweet, birthday boy, of course you did”
There is not a snowflake’s chance in hell that I am making cupcakes while I cook dinner on a Sunday night, but the kids can make some quick and easy face cookies instead!
These face cookies look fun and impressive on a plate, but they are so easy to make, my birthday boy and his siblings made a big tray full while I made dinner.
There is no baking required, just a little icing and a few lollies (candy).
Your need to find some plain round biscuits/cookies – we use Marie biscuits which are cheap and I almost always have a packet in the pantry.
You’ll need to whip up some very basic icing (frosting) – just icing sugar and a little milk or lemon juice works perfectly. We used smarties for eyes, cut up musk sticks for a nose, and cut up lolly snakes for a mouth, but you can use any lollies (candy) you like.
If you have the kids put these together be prepared for things to get a little sticky! Giving each child a plate to put the biscuit/cookie on as they decorate it will keep the mess a little more contained, and it’s a good idea to have a damp cloth on hand to wipe any sticky fingers.
These face cookies are an easy and fun treat that the kids can make. They are a perfect party treat or to share at school for a birthday.
Easy Face Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
What birthday treats do you make to share at school?
Do your kids like to take a treat to share at school for their birthday?
Does your school allow it?
I love this idea, going to do it with my boys for their backyard birthday bash.
Yum!! I <3 face biscuits :)
They are great!
such lovely colours. hope you are all as happy as the buiscuits
We love face biscuits! But I can never get my lolly snake mouths to stay as smiles LOL
You need to make your icing ‘stiffer’. No butter or anything fancy just icing sugar and water/juice and not much liquid either. Plus I find the natural confectionery company snakes and softer and stay smiley more easily :)
ahh this takes me back! on my third birthday we had face biscuits and i introduce them (on a very (in)famous family video) as exactly that! 20 years ago now … !
Oh wow – these were SUCH favourites when I was little! I’d forgotten about Marie biscuits – we’ll have to break out this activity tomorrow! thanks for the reminder!
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Our girls both made these at Kinder – I think they were for mothers day celebrations. :D
adorable – did he love these?
An octopus variation: Using oval biscuits (Milk Arrowroot) instead of round, follow same procedure with icing, 2 smarties for eyes, and about 3-4 snakes hanging down for tentacles.
Easter variation: also using oval biscuits, decorate with different coloured icing, mini M&Ms, red licorice straps, sprinkles, etc. to make decorated eggs.
We also do abstract round biscuits, where the kids just load up their biscuits with all sorts of lollies – we also use choc chips and buttons, which are my favourite as the biscuits don’t end up quite so sweet! (I’m not a lolly person)
This is a great activity to have at your kid’s party, we’ve done it many times (as well as cupcake decorating – but this way much less stress.)
New here, and I just have to say I LOVE the words you use. In Iowa, we say “cookies, frosting and candy.” But I love biscuits, icing and lollies!
I’m in Australia, where do you get the eyes and fruit leather from? Coles?
I think we got our eyes from Big W but I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them at Coles too, in the cake decoration section.
We got the fruit leather from IGA, but you could also use a fruit roll up, or any flat lolly you could cut with scissors.