Melting Moments (cookies/biscuits)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
• 3 ounces caster sugar (1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• crushed corn flakes

Recipe

• 1 grease two baking sheets.
• 2 cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. beat in the egg yolk.
• 3 add the vanilla flavouring, stir in the flour to give a smooth dough and divide into about 24 portions.
• 4 form each piece into a ball and roll in crushed cornflakes.
• 5 place the balls on the baking sheets and bake in the oven at 190°c (375°f) mark 5 for 15 - 20 minutes.
• 6 cool on the baking sheets for a few moments before lifting on to a wire rack.
• 7 variation.
• 8 instead of cornflakes, use 50 g (2 oz) rolled oats. press half a glace cherry 8in the centre of each biscuit.