Tried, tested  and approved – all the time. Thanks Mum!

INGREDIENTS

125g butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp golden syrup
1 Tbsp milk
½ tsp baking soda
½ lb flour
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup sultanas

METHOD

Heat butter, sugar, syrup, milk and baking soda until butter is melted. Leave to cool.

Add flour etc. Roll into balls and flatten with fork. Bake for approx. 20 minutes at 180°C.

COMMENTS

Having run out of golden syrup today, I substituted maple syrup, which seemed to work fine. I also added a handful of chocolate chips for a quick chocolate fix. I don’t think there’s any cake/biscuit recipe that can’t be improved by adding chocolate, is there?