A few recipes

For Valentines Day I did some baking and made Chocolate Chip biscuits, Apricot Slice, Peanut butter and Toblerone Fudge. Here are the recipes. Enjoy!!!

Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Edmonds Cook Book recipe
125g Butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
2 cups plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips

• Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together until light and fluffy 
• Add egg and mix well 
• Add sifted flour and baking powder 
• Add chocolate chips 
• Roll into balls and place on a greased tray. Press with fork 
• Bake @ 190 degrees for 10 minutes or 12-15 minutes if you want them firm and not soft in the middle

Peanut Butter and Toblerone Fudge
 Microwave recipe -Original recipe found here
225g Butter
2 Cups Icing sugar
1 container of peanut Butter (375g )
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups chopped Toblerone 

• Combine butter and peanut butter in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes 
• Stir until smooth and Microwave on HIGH another 2 minutes 
• Add vanilla and Icing sugar. Mix with a wooden spoon. Add in 1 cup chopped up Toblerone. 
• Pour into a greased/lined 20x30cm tin 
• Sprinkle over remaining chopped Toblerone and refrigerate until set. 
• Store in airtight container the fridge 

Apricot Fudge Slice

Original recipe found here
125g Butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tin condensed milk
1 cup chopped dried Apricots
1 pkt of crushed plain biscuits (250g packet)
optional- add 1/2 cup chocolate chips

• Heat butter, brown sugar and condensed milk until the butter has melted. Do not boil 
• Add crushed biscuits and chopped apricots (and chocolate chips) 
• Mix well and press into a greased/lined 20x30cm tin 
• Put in the fridge until set 
• Ice with lemon icing

Happy Baking!!