i've been meaning to make biscuit lollies for some time now, so when i received a request to make biscuits on a stick, i jumped at the chance. i was even willing to forgo my minimum order policy ;) but how to make them was a different matter altogether...
so i've seen those lovely wilton cookie treat pans numerous times at the local icca shops but decided against buying them as it only has space for six at one go...which would mean hours of baking, even for a small order of 30 pieces. after numerous googling sessions, i finally braved baking them the d-i-y way:
- make the dough...
- roll them out thick...
- cut them out with cookie cutters...
- and simply slide the sticks in the dough before popping them into the oven to bake!
there were just two things i had to do differently compared to when i bake my usual biscuits - the first was to roll them thicker so that the sticks could fit in the centre and the second was to not bake them too long cos i didn't want them too crunchy - i was worried the biscuits would crumble at the first bite and break off the stick. the end result was a soft creamy butter biscuit, quite similar to a shortbread texture.
i had two themes - for the actual order: a caricature with a quote bubble for a 30th birthday celebration & for my long overdue samplers: some hello kitty ones which i previewed in my previous post (i printed the hello kitty sheets a few weeks ago & they've just been waiting for an opportunity to find a "home" on a biscuit!)...this is how both themes turned out:
hello kitty
caricature
i had my little helper with me too ;) though the only thing she contributed was this:
oh and i have to credit her for the term bollipop! when she first saw these, she excitedly picked one & started licking it! i explained that although it looked like a lollipop, it was actually a biscuit which she has to bite. her response was, "ooohh bollipops!"
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