Biscuits, Bars And Cookies Recipes - Melting Moments

Ingredients

• 40g/3 tbsp butter or margarine

• 65g/5 tbsp lard

• 75g/scant 1/2 cup caster sugar

• 1/2 egg, beaten

• a few drops of vanilla or almond essence

• 150g/1 1/4 cups self-raising flour

• rolled oats, for coating

• 4-5 glace cherries, quartered, to decorate

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180'C/350'F/Gas 4. Beat together the butter or margarine, lard and sugar, then gradually beat in the egg and vanilla or almond essence.

2. Stir the flour into the beaten mixture, with floured hands, then roll into 16-20 small balls. Spread the rolled oats on a sheet of greaseproof paper and toss the balls in them to coat evenly.

3. Place the balls, spaced slightly apart, on two baking sheets, place a piece of cherry on top of each and bake for about 15 - 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Allow the biscuits to cool on the sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.