Mixed Cereal And Nut Diamond Cookies
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Ingredients:
150g butter/margarine
100g sugar
1 small egg (lightly beaten)
1 tsp vanilla essence
100g plain f1our
100g Nestum cereal
25g golden raisins (chopped coarsely)
40g cashewnuts (chopped coarsely)
1 egg white (lightly beaten)
Red cherries -(halved)
Cornflakes (crushed)
Method
BEAT butter, essence, sugar and egg in a small bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Stir in flour, Nestum cereal, raisins and cashewnuts and mix well. Roll out mixture between two plastic sheets. Cut into diamond shapes. Brush lightly with egg white, place a halved cherry in the centre and spread some crushed cornflakes around.
Bake in a preheated oven of 170 degrees C for 15-17 minutes or until well browned and cooked.