Simply Scrumptious

Ready in less than 30 minutes! These custard powder cookies are a buttery treat Initially you get a satisfying crunch, then the cookie just melts away in your mouth. Super simple to make No kitchen scales required just a set of measuring spoons INGREDIENTS 3 tbsp sugar (36g) 3 tbsp butter (42g) 1 egg, medium 3 tbsp custard powder (24g) 5 tbsp self-raising flour (40g) ½ tsp vanilla essence I swapped three of my ingredients to healthier alternatives  Sugar - 1 tbsp ½ spoon sugar Butter  - light olive spread custard powder - reduced sugar custard powder METHOD Preheat oven 160ºc / 140º fan Cream together the butter and sugar Beat in the egg and vanilla essence Stir in the custard powder and flour until everything is well combined Spoon teaspoons of the mixture onto a lined baking tray, making sure you leave room between each as they will spread, press down each cookie lightly with the back of a fork or spoon...

INGREDIENTS   1 mug of instant custard made up 1 mug of date & banana mix 1 tsp of baking powder 1 mug of wholemeal self-raising flour 1 mug of white self-raising flour Leave custard to cool completely before continuing with recipe, I find with the healthier instant custard, if you make it up the night before it looses its thickness which works much better for the recipe) YOU CAN USE ANY SIZE MUG, THE BIGGER THE MUG THE BIGGER THE CAKE, BUT YOU MUST USE SAME MUG FOR ALL MEASUREMENTS  METHOD 1. Preheat oven to approx 180/200 degrees 2. Mix all the ingredients into the cold custard until thoroughly combine, if mixture is a little stiff add a little at a time of the left over custard, if yo have no custard left use water. 3. Transfer mixture in your loaf tin or muffin tray  4. Place in oven on middle shelf and bake for approx 25-30 minutes, but checking half way through, if top of loaf is starting to brown and cake i...