My Cookery Page

Ingredients:

115g/4oz/1/2 cup butter of margarine at room temperature;  225g/8oz/1 cup sugar;  1 egg;   5ml/1 tsp vanilla essense; 175g/6oz/1-1/4 cups plain flour;  2.5ml/1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda;  a pinch of salt;  115g/4oz/2cups crisped rice cereal; 1 cup chocolate chips.

Methods:

1)  Preheat oven to 180C/350F/.  Lightly grease two baking sheets.

2) Cream the butter or margarine and sugar using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.   Beat in the egg and vanilla.  Sift over the flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt and fold in.

3) Add the cereal and chocolate chips.  Stir to mix thoroughly.

4) Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2.5-5cm/1-2inch apart on the baking sheets.  Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden.

Makes 36 pcs

Variations:   For even crunchier cookies, add 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped, with the cereal and chocolate chips.

Comments:  Not just for kids!  Try it you ‘ll see!  You might want to double the portion.