DIY Functional Cookie Fidget Spinners

Watch the video to see how to make a working fidget spinner out of vanilla cookies.

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Step 1: Ingredients Needed:

You will need the following:

• 2.5 Cups of Flour
• 3/4 of Sugar
• 1/4 tsp of Salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp.
• 2 tsps of Vanilla Extract
• 2 Tbs cream cheese, room temp,
• Royal icing
• Bottle Cap
• Straw

Step 2: Mixing

• Mix together the flour, sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
• Add the unsalted butter and mix until small crumbs form and it is shiny
• Add your Vanilla Extract and Cream Cheese
• Mix until large clumps forms, then remove from bowl.
• Knead dough until it is a uniform consistency and elastic. Form a ball, cover with plastic wrap and chill for 30 mins

Step 3: Cutting Your Cookies

• Remove the dough from the fridge
• Roll your dough out to 1/4 inch thickness with a rolling pin
• Place a fidget spinner on your dough -- press slightly to outline the center cap
• Hold in place and use a knife to cut our our cookie (About 8 of them)
• Using the same dough at 1/4 inch thick, use a bottle cap to cut out double the amount of fidget spinners ( this will be your caps.

Step 4: Cutting Your Bearings

• Roll your dough back into a ball
• Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to 1/2 inch or slightly larger
• Take a straw and press firmly through the dough to make your bearing
• Be careful not to deform the bearing upon removal from straw or handling
• Make one for each fidget spinner

Step 5: Final Cutting Steps

• Place your cookie cut outs on to your baking sheet on parchment paper
• Using the same straw ( in the center of the fidget spinners) press the straw down and rotate in a circular motion to make the hole slightly larger than the straw.
• Preheat your oven to 350 -- Cooking the cookies for 12-15 mins or golden brown. (Remove bearings after 6-7 mins)

Step 6: Decorating and Assembly

• After Baking, allow the cookies to cool
• Using your icing decorate the cookies however you wish, coloring the spinner, and 2 caps -- Allow to dry
• Once dry take one cap and one bearing -- placing a dab if icing on the back of the cap, place the bearing center on the cap and allow to dry.
• Once dry place the bearing through the center of the spinner and place a dab of icing on top of the bearing. Place the final cap on the top of the bearing.

Step 7: Final

• Once dried, --PLAY your new cookies should be fully functional and COOL!