Butterscotch cookies

Ingredients

• 100 g butter unsalted softened for the baking sheet
• 100 g brown sugar light soft
• 2 tbsp golden syrup 
• 175 g self-raising flour 
• 25 g rice cereal such as rice krispies
• 10 servings chocolate chips dark for decoration

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas
2. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar and golden syrup until smooth.
3. Sift in the flour and mix together, then fold through the puffed rice cereal.
4. Roll into walnut-sized balls and place, well spaced, on a lightly buttered baking sheet. Decorate each ball with a few chocolate chips.
5. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden. Leave on the baking sheet for 1 min before removing to a wire rack to cool.