Ingredients

250 g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla essence
3 cups self-raising flour
2 cups hundreds and thousands

We also added some red food colouring to make them pink. Wowsers!

Method

1. Preheat fan forced oven to 190°C.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
4. Add flour and mix to form a dough.
5. Put the hundreds and thousands into a bowl.
6. Roll mixture into balls and flatten slightly.
7. Drop one side of the biscuit into sprinkles and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
8. Bake for 15 minutes or until slightly brown on the outside.

Originally posted by http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/Fairy-Biscuits-L4699.html