Trash cookies

Ingredients

1. 1 1/2 cups plain flour
2. 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
3. 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
4. 3/4 cup caster sugar
5. 125g butter, melted, cooled
6. 2 tsp vanilla extract
7. 1 egg, lightly beaten
8. 1/2 cup jelly beans
9. 1 1/3 cups mini pretzels
10. 1 cup mixed M&M’s
11. 12.5g sachet Wizz Fizz sherbert

Description

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease 4 large baking trays. Line with baking paper.

• Step 2

  Sift flour, cream of tartar and bicarbonate of soda into a large bowl. Stir in sugar. Add butter, vanilla and egg. Mix well to combine. Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls. Flatten each ball into a disc and place on prepared trays, 5cm apart. Top with jelly beans, pretzels and M&M’s, pressing to secure (see note).

• Step 3

  Bake cookies, 2 trays at a time, for 12 to 15 minutes or until just turning golden around the edges. Cool on trays for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with sherbert. Serve.