MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE COOKIES

COOKIES

250 butter

250 sugar

2 large eggs

450 plain flour sifted with 2 tsp baking powder ( can be used self raising flour)

1 tsp vanilla

Oven 180c

Cream filling

75 g butter

200 g icing sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla essence


In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Then add the flour. It should be a soft dough not a runny or dry and crumbly. If the eggs are small add three eggs. 

Make in to balls with hands into desired size. you can make about 30 medium size cookies.

Arrange in a  lined baking tray 2 inches  apart. Bake until edges about to set ang golden colour about 25-30 mts. Leave on the tray until cool.

You can add 120g dark, white or milk chocolate pieces for chocolate chip cookies.

For cream filled cookies spread with the cream filling when they are completely cool.

To make the cream filling cream the butter and then add the icing sugar and vanilla. If the icing is dry add a couple of drops of water.