Bird seed cookies
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Birdseed mixed with flour, gelatin and corn syrup and pressed into cookie cutters to dry and hang outside.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 3 tbsp. corn syrup
- 4 cups birdseed
- Assorted cookie cutters/molds; nonstick spray or cooking oil; drinking straws cut to size; waxed paper; twine/ribbon (about 6 inches per mold)
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- baking sheet
Directions
- In a large bowl, stir the flour, water, gelatin and corn syrup together until well mixed.
- Stir in the birdseed until every seed is coated. The mixture is very thick, so kids may need a hand.
- Spray the inside of each cookie cutter with nonstick spray or brush it with oil.
- Fill each cutter and press the mixture flat.
- Push a straw through the top center and leave it there while the cookies set.
- Let sit overnight. Take off the cutters and straws, set the cookies on waxed paper, and thread about 6 inches of twine through each hole.
Notes
Hang in a tree outdoors. Safety: use natural twine and remove leftover string.