... chewy oat and raisin cookies

I'm addicted to these cookies, and probably make a batch two or three times per week. It takes just two minutes to weigh out and mix the ingredients, and 12 minutes to bake them into sweet chewy biscuits. They're ace with a cup of tea, and sometimes when I'm feeling luxurious I like to coat them with a shell of dark chocolate and top with candied orange strips (recipe coming later this week).

Oat and raisin cookies

The exact quantities of sugar and raisins in this recipe can be slightly tweaked to suit your own preferences, depending on how sweet you like your biscuits.

• 50 g butter (I used olive spread)
• 50 g brown sugar
• 75 g raisins
• 50 g plain flour
• 75 g porridge oats
• Pinch of salt

Cream together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy, then add the other ingredients and combine thoroughly. Using your hands shape lumps of the mixture into round balls, and then flatten between your palms to a thickness of around 1.5 cm. Place on greaseproof paper and bake at 180C for 12 minutes or until they turn golden brown.