Game/Home Day Cookies

For match days, quiet afternoons, and everything in between.

Simple cookies, shaped like a tennis racket. Bake them when you want to slow down, do something with your hands, and stay off-screen for a bit.

Ingredients 

• ½ cup butter (softened)

• ½ cup sugar

• ¼ cup milk or thick curd (Curd gives a softer cookie. Milk keeps it slightly crisp.)

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ tsp baking powder

• A pinch of salt

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar until light.

2. Add milk/curd and vanilla. Mix well.

3. Gently fold in flour, baking powder, and salt to form a soft dough.

4. Chill dough for 20–30 minutes.

5. Roll out and cut into an oval (racket head) and small rectangle (handle).

6. Join lightly and place on a lined tray.

7. Bake at 170°C for 10–12 minutes, until edges turn light golden.

8. Cool completely before decorating.

Decorating 

• White icing or melted white chocolate for strings

• A simple green grip for the handle
  Keep it minimal — imperfect is perfect.

How to Enjoy

After a game.
With tea.
Or while sitting quietly, doing nothing at all.

Raari thought:
Real joy lives in small, honest moments — baking, sharing, slowing down. These cookies are just an excuse.