Cookies

Ingredients (Cookie Base)
250g plain flour
125g butter
60g castor sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vannila essence

Ingredients(Filling)
100g currants/sultanas
100g red cherries
2 slices pineapple rings
2 tablespoon castor sugar
coloured sugar ornaments(for decoration)

Method(Cookie):
1.Beat butter,sugar,egg and vanilla essence until fluffy
2.Add in the flour and mix slowly until a paste is formed
3.Roll out the paste between two sheets of greaseproof paper dusted with flour to a thin sheet
4.Cut out with a small star cookie cutter
5.Place cookies onto baking tray and brush lightly with beaten eggs and water
6.Place a little fruit filling onto the star cookie
7.Place a thin strip of cookie paste (from the remaining unused paste) across the filling
8.Sprinkle a little tiny coloured ornaments onto the cookies before baking T 190 degree celcius/375F for approx. 10 min

Method:
1.Chop the currants,cherries and pineapple rings until fine.
2Add sugar and cook lightly over low heat until sugar dissolves .Cool mixtures