Quick and Easy Face Cookies

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!

Face cookies - a quick and easy, no bake, treat the kids can make.

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.

Face cookies - a quick and easy, no bake, treat the kids can make.

Easy Face Cookies

Easy Face Cookies

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

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.

Ingredients

  • 1 packet of plain round biscuits/cookies (eg Marie biscuits)
  • 1 cup of icing sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 2-3 tbsp lemon juice
  • Lollies/Candy for decoration

Instructions

  1. Cut any lollies to size with scissors or a knife.
  2. Place the icing sugar in a small bowl and add the lemon juice one a little at a time until you have made stiff white icing/
  3. Spreading the icing over the biscuits and decorate with the lollies to make a face,

 

Face cookies - a quick and easy, no bake, treat the kids can make.

What birthday treats do you make to share at school?

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    15 Comments

      1. 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 :)

    1. 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 … !

    2. 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!

    3. 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.)

      1. 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.