Bikkies (cookies) From Heaven

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 72
• 500 g butter (room temperature chopped)
• 215 g caster sugar (1 cup)
• 395 g sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
• 750 g self raising flour (5 cups)
• 170 g craisins (dried cranberries)
• 200 g chocolate (finely chopped)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 2 line 3 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
• 3 beat the butter and sugar in a stand mixer till pale and creamy.
• 4 add the condensed milk and flour to the butter mix, stirring to combine.
• 5 stir in the the craisins and chocolate.
• 6 divide the dough into 2 equal portions, wrap and refrigerate second portion while working with first and remove second portion when you put cookies/bikkies into oven.
• 7 roll tablespoons of 1st portion into balls and divide among the prepared trays, allowing room for spreading.
• 8 use the palm of your hand to flatten slightly (or you could press with a fork).
• 9 bake in oven,swapping trays halfway through cooking for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden (swapping shouldn't be necessary in a fan forced oven).
• 10 set aside on trays for 3 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 11 repeat with remaining dough portion.