Christmas Cookie Recipes : Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 8 minutes
Style: Christmas Cookie Recipe

8 cup(s) plain flour
½ teaspoon(s) baking powder
a pinch of salt
8 cup(s) butter softened
½ cup(s) brown sugar
4 tablespoon(s) golden syrup
½ teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
8 small egg(s)
½ cup (s) porridge oats
8 cup(s) chocolate chips
milk as required
maraschino (cocktail) cherries

Preheat the oven to 375^oF (190^oC).
Sift together the first three ingredients into a bowl.
Beat the butter, sugar, golden syrup and vanilla extract with an electric beater or a wooden spoon in another bowl till smooth and creamy. Gradually add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
Fold in the sifted flour with a large metal spoon gently. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips. Add milk little by little (only if required) to get a batter of soft dropping consistency. Drop heaped spoonfuls of batter leaving some gap between each one onto a cookie sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 4 minutes or till the cookie is half-done and soft in the center.
Place a maraschino cherry halve carefully in the centre of each cookie and press lightly. Bake for about 4 minutes or until browned. Let cool. Store in an airtight container.