Chocolate & Cranberry Biscuits

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 75 g butter, softened
• 50 g soft brown sugar
• 50 g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 3 drops vanilla essence
• 160 g all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 50 g dried cranberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 190 c (375f), and line two trays with baking paper.
• 2 beat butter and sugar together until smooth.
• 3 mix in egg and vanilla - combine well.
• 4 sift together the flour and baking powder and add a small pinch of salt.
• 5 add the flour to the creamed mixture and beat to make a soft sandy mixture.
• 6 stir in the chocolate and cranberries.
• 7 lightly moisten your hands and roughly roll teaspoons of the mixture into balls.
• 8 place on baking trays approximately 5cm apart, leaving room for flattening and spreading.
• 9 bake one tray at a time for about 12-15 minutes, or until biscuits are golden and darkening around the edges.
• 10 leave to cool on trays.