Ocean Butter Cookies

As I grow in motherhood I’ve noticed my interests have resurfaced strongly. I am constantly brought back to my own childhood to reconnect with the curiosity of those early years and the enjoyment of simple pleasures. I remember when I started advocating for causes that I valued and cared about such as endangered animals and preserving the planet and that I then placed let them go down the priority ladder as I entered other stages of life. 

We celebrated World Oceans Day for the first time this year as a family. The Maritime Museum hosted wonderful events perfectly curated for us to engage, learn and see the oceans with new goggles. It was moving to see the kids immersed in awareness and to witness the planting of a seed that I will make sure grows passionately, holding on tight to our our sailing boat. 

These cookies we made to mark the occasion, as an attempt to replicate coral reefs and hence bring awareness and think about how to reduce, as a family, our carbon footprint. 

Enjoy!

Ingredients

200g all purpose four

50g icing sugar

100g butter 

1 small egg 

A pinch of salt

Equipment needed: knitted item and rolling pin. 

Method

Preheat the oven to 170C. Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside. 

In a bowl whisk the butter and icing sugar for about 1 min. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring them together to form a soft dough. 

Divide the dough in two. Use a rolling pin to roll them out gently. Place a knitted item of your choice or a stencil on top of the rolled out dough. Place a sheet of baking paper on top and very gentle press it down using the rolling pin. It should be about 5mm thick. Repeat with the rest of the dough. Put it in the fridge for 30 min. Remove from the fridge and cut with a cookie cutter. Place on the prepared baking tray and take them back to the fridge for another 15 min. Then bake in the preheated oven for 10 min. Remove and allow then to cool down on the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy! 

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