Alphabet Cookies

Here's one to make with your child/children this weekend. From my personal experience as a child food became a huge chore, most meals would take a least an hour to eat and I had very little enjoyment of the tastes and flavors, so I think that taking time out to make fun foods with your CF child/children can help to introduce enjoyment of food and eating rather than seeing it as a battle to avoid NG/PEG feeds.


This recipe is slightly more unusual using the seeds or candied fruits but if you don't think your child will enjoy those then I'm sure substituting those for the more traditional chocolate chips would work absolutely fine.


Ingredients:


225g butter, softened
140g caster sugar
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
2tsp grenadine
280g plain flour
pinch of salt 
5-6 tbsp unsalted dried pomegranate seeds or roasted melon seeds




Place the butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat together until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolk and grenadine. Sift together the flour and salt into the mixture and stir until combined. Halve the dough, shape into balls, wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30-60 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 190oC/375oF/Gas Mark 5. Line 2 large baking sheets with baking paper.
Unwrap the dough and roll out between 2 sheets of baking paper to about 3mm thick. Sprinkle half the seeds over each piece of dough and lightly roll the rolling pin over them. Cut out letters with alphabet cutter and place them on the baking sheets, spaced well apart.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Leave to cool on the baking sheets for 5-10 minutes, then transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.




For Tutti Frutti cookies: Replace the seeds with 25g each of chopped candied fruit, glace cherries and angelica and add to the cookie dough.