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Recipe

Cherry and nut biscuits

Apr 29, 2012 2:00pm
  • 20 mins preparation
  • 20 mins cooking
  • Makes 24 Item
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Ingredients

Cherry and nut biscuits
  • 125 gram low-fat spread
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour, sifted
  • 1/2 cup chopped glaze cherries, plus extra quarters, to decorate
  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional )
  • finely grated zest of 1/2 orange

Method

Cherry and nut biscuits
  • 1
    Preheat oven to moderately slow, 160°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat spread and sugar together until pale and creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Fold in flour, followed by cherries, nuts and zest.
  • 3
    Drop walnut-sized spoonfuls of mixture onto tray. Flatten slightly with a floured fork and top with extra cherry quarters. Bake 15-20 minutes. Cool on trays 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Store biscuits in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

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