Apricot Cookie Cook-a-Long Video and Recipe

Apricot Cookie Cook-a-Long 

Ingredients

• 225 grams soft margarine                                                              
• 225 grams castor sugar                                                                   
• 340 grams self raising flour                                                                
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda                                                        
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 100 grams dried chopped apricots

Method      

1. Weigh out margarine and castor sugar into a mixing bowl.
2. Mix the margarine and castor sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add golden syrup, self  raising flour and bicarbonate of soda and mix until it starts to form a dough.
4. Put some flour on your hands and pull the ingredients together to form a dough and put onto a floured  surface.
5. Divide the dough into 2 and roll into sausage shapes about 4cm in diameter and put into fridge for 1/2 hour.
   Pre-heat your oven to 140° Celsius or gas mark 2 whilst the dough is cooling
6. Cut the dough into slices about 1 cm thick and place at least 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.
7. Bake for 20 minutes take out of oven and leave for 20 minutes before taking off tray.

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