Sweet and fruity, crunchy on the outside and beautifully soft on the inside.
- 150g unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 120g soft light brown sugar
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 eggs, cold from the fridge
- 300g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Pinch of salt
- 24-30g freeze-dried berries, roughly scrunched into pieces. I LOVE these brilliant mixed berries from The Rotten Fruit Box but you could choose any other freeze-dried fruit. It’s all great! (Although I’m not 100% sold on the olives)
- Pre-heat oven to 150C fan (170C)
- Tip melted butter and both sugars into a bowl. Whisk vigorously until creamy
- Beat in the vanilla extract and then the eggs, one at a time
- The whole mixture should be light and voluminous
- Tip in the flour, bicarb, salt and mixed berries. Stir in gently (but don’t over-mix) until combined into a soft dough
- Pick up large pinches of dough and roll between your fingers until they are walnut-sized balls, again being careful not to overwork it
- Pop them onto a lined baking tray a couple of inches apart to allow for spreading
- Bake for 16 mins or so until golden round the edges. Leave to cool on the tray for a minute before lifting onto a wire rack to cool fully (or just enough to pop one straight in your mouth and another for each hand)
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