Ingredients:

• 6oz (1 cup) margarine
• 1 oz Cornish butter
• 8oz (1 cup) sugar (caster/superfine is best)
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup (corn syrup in US?)
• 16oz (3 3/4 cups) flour (plain/all-purpose)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 6oz chopped-up chocolate
• 4 oz glacé cherries, chopped

Method:

Preheat oven to 220C (425F, GM7). Grease baking trays lightly.

Mix well together in a large bowl the margarine, sugar and syrup. Add the flour, baking powder, cherries and chocolate chips. Mix thoroughly.

The dough should be slightly crumbly and just holding together when you squeeze it. Press walnut-sized balls onto baking trays, and bake in the oven for 8 minutes (until just starting to turn brown).

(makes approximately 70)