Peanut Butter Chocolate Squares

This recipe is a new find and really delicious. It seems like a lot of sugar but the result isn't as sickly sweet as you'd imagine.

Ingredients:

• 200g smooth peanut butter
• 200ml golden syrup
• 100g caster sugar
• 100g Special K flakes
• 100g coconut 
• 200g chocolate

Method:

1. Line a 2 inch deep baking tin with greaseproof paper.
2. Put the peanut butter, golden syrup and sugar in a pan on a low heat. Allow to melt slowly, stirring occassionally until the mixture is smooth and runny.
3. In the meantime, melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water.
4. When the peanut butter mixture is melted, stir in the Special K and coconut.
5. Press the mixture into the baking tin and smooth over the top.
6. Pour the melted chocolate over the mixture and spread it evenly.
7. Allow to set in the fridge before cutting into squares.

Sugar Cookies

These cookies have a lovely lemon flavour. They will keep for weeks in an air tight box. The recipe will make about 60 cookies depending on their size.

Ingredients:

• 6oz butter
• 10 oz caster sugar (I use vanilla sugar)
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Rind of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 10 oz plain flour

Method:

1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Use a wooden spoon to stir in the egg and the egg yolk.
3. Add the salt, lemon rind and vanilla essence and combine.
4. Stir in the flour.
5. Wrap the dough in some greaseproof paper and refrigerate for at least 30 mins. This will make it much easier to roll out. You can make the dough in advance and just leave it in the fridge until you're ready to use it.
6. Preheat the oven to 180C.
7. Roll out the dough to 2 - 3 mm thick.
8. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
9. Transfer the cookies to a baking sheet.
10. Bake for about 8 mins until golden brown.
11. Allow to cool on a wire rack.