125g butter, softened 1 cup caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour 1 cup roughly chopped chocolate Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius, or 160 degrees Celsius, fan-forced. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Place butter, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until creamy. Sift over cocoa and flour; Stir till just combined, add chocolate and stir until fully combined. Drop rounded teaspoons of mixture in mounds on trays, allowing room for spreading. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on trays until firm; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store airtight. To serve, dust with icing sugar or drizzle with melted chocolate, then allow to set.

I baked these this morning for Amy's, Ann's and Gail's presents. They're the easiest cookie I've ever made and I just can't stop making them. 1 cup soft butter 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup confectioners sugar (icing sugar) 1 1/2 cups mixed green & red sprinkles 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Blend together the butter, flour and sugar with a mixer until smooth. 3. Add sprinkles and mix in. 4. Drop the batter by the tablespoonful on a cookie sheet spaced 2" apart. 5. Bake for 10 minutes (once you see it starting to brown on the bottom it's done). 6. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transfering to a cookie rack.