As usual M&S totally out strip everywhere else with their gluten free easter eggs, most are gluten free but odd ones aren't safe - a couple contain "wheat fibre" too this year, I have missed them off the list though they do make a statement on the box about it being gluten free but use your own judgement on that one. Add egg and vanilla, and beat on low until incorporated. Add flour, baking soda, and salt and beat until just combined. Reserve 1 tablespoon each of the chocolate chips and crushed mini eggs and 2 tablespoons of the whole mini eggs (for the top). Fold in the rest. Pour the sweetened condensed milk on top of the pressed cookie and spread it out into an even layer. Use your preferred mini eggs (Smarties mini eggs, Golden or Enchanted Eggs, etc) or replace the chocolate eggs with Smarties or M&Ms for a version that will work all year round. We can't have chocolate oranges but we can have the one variety of the mini eggs so make the most of these Terrys gluten free treats while you can.

Mini Egg Cookie Bars Recipe - Whipped It Up Mini Egg Cookie Bars Recipe - Whipped It Up

If you are shopping at Asda this year there are a few gluten free choices in easter eggs you can choice from though most of them are part of the free from range so dairy free too. For a full on indulgent dessert, you can serve these mini egg cookie bars with your favourite flavour of ice cream. Try my eggnog ice cream, hokey pokey ice cream or tin roof ice cream for something a little different. DrinksChocolate cheerio baubles – homemade Christmas treats just don't get any better than this. Delicious decorations that will soon become a regular tradition in your household Make them even more decadent by adding a white chocolate drizzle to the top of the cooled cookie bars.

Mini Egg cookie bars recipe for kids | Cooking with my kids Mini Egg cookie bars recipe for kids | Cooking with my kids

Handheld electric mixer*: a useful tool to make life easier in the kitchen. You can, of course, make this whole recipe entirely by hand, but it is much easier using this tool to help.Combine wet ingredients: Place butter and both sugars to a large mixing bowl and beat well until creamed together. Add egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients and mix until combined. You can freeze the unbaked cookie dough in an airtight, freezer safe container for up to two months. Defrost before pressing into the baking tin and baking as per the recipe. If you don’t have any self raising flour (which is easy to find in the supermarket here in the UK), swap it for an equal amount of plain or all-purpose flour and add a teaspoon of baking powder and a pinch of salt. vanilla bean paste – this can be replaced with vanilla extract. Avoid vanilla essence if possible, as it is synthetic and doesn’t taste anywhere near as good.