“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” James Beard SMARTIE COOKIES I call these ‘Smartie Cookies’ because I once had many bags of Smarties on hand and didn’t know what to do with them. So decided to decorate some cookies with them for my son’s birthday…this was many years ago. Since they were a HUGE hit, I’ve always included them on the menu at kids parties. Its such fun to see little hands grabbing at them like there’s no tomorrow!! Smarties can be substituted with M ‘n’ M’s.Ingredients:Butter – ¾ cup (room temp)Castor Sugar- 1 cup (I…

“I’ve been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I’ve lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. “ Erma Bombeck BUTTERSCOTCH ALMOND SHORTBREAD (Eggless) Butterscotch shortbread is the sort of thing that goes perfectly with the cuppa coffee…or tea, of course. Its got a slightly chewy feel to it, and tastes surprisingly different from the regular shortbread, which I love very much indeed. What would we do without butter?? Ingredients:Butter – 125gms/at room tempWhite Sugar – 2 TbspsBrown Sugar – 3 TbspsAlmond essence – 1 tspFlour – 1 ½ cups Salt-1 pinchBaking Powder – ½ tsp Method:Preheat the…