Soft-Bake Bounty Cookies

Soft-Bake Bounty Cookies

Ok, I know full well that Bounty is not, ahem, everyone’s idea of ‘a taste of paradise’. But fear not; you can safely omit the chunks of chocolate-encased coconut and replace with your choice of chocolate chips, chopped nuts (hazelnuts work well) or indeed chopped 

South Beach Shortbread

South Beach Shortbread

There’s a little story behind these biscuits. When I was an energetic 19-year old, a group of friends and I frequently followed our favourite band around for weeks on end, mostly up and down the UK, from Aberdeen to St Austell and everywhere in between. 

Rainy Day Cookies

Rainy Day Cookies

These are the cookies I make when I want to occupy my daughter but I don’t have many lavish ingredients lying around.  (Usually on a Sunday!) The recipe contains no melted chocolate – only cocoa powder – but the result is an excellent chocolate biscuit 

Zesty Cranberry & White Chocolate Cookies

Zesty Cranberry & White Chocolate Cookies

These cookies are lovely. They are crunchy, but also have a melt-in-the-mouth, ultra light – almost powdery – texture. The flavours and orangey aroma are distinctly Christmassy, but as I am such a great fan of cranberry and white chocolate – a pairing made in 

Cowboy Cookies

Cowboy Cookies

These gloriously moreish, rustic cookies are based on traditional chunky oat biscuits, but mine are jam-packed with flavours and no two batches are alike – because I keep a Cowboy Cookie Jar. You know how it is – you buy a packet of nuts for a recipe, 

My Mum’s Honey Shortbread Hearts

My Mum’s Honey Shortbread Hearts

Traditional shortbread is a delicious, not-too-taxing treat – and the gorgeous honey flavour here is a yummy twist on this old classic. This is an absolute doddle to make and a great one to make with children – they love cutting out shapes with their