m'fashnik (or for those of you who did not spend your adolescence with Buffy... COOKIES!)

or, as we say here in 'straya - biscuits!

not just any biscuits, these are fantastically chewy, overly chocolatey, crunchy with nuts, biscuit-shaped nirvana. and way too bloody easy.

I will add the disclaimer that these are really not at all good for you. Unless you have recently returned from starving in a third-world country and desperately need calories like our Julia needs a stylist. It's best to make them for other people (reserving only a precious few for eating at home) but that's really all you need... and the other people will pledge their undying fealty to you in return for the biscuits :)

Chunky Chewy Choc-chip Biscuits
(makes about 40)

pre-heat oven to 180 c

melt 185g butter (i use salted)

combine the following in a large bowl:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 & 1/2 cup self-raising flour
1/2 cup plain flour
1 cup nuts, chopped roughly (macadamias are particularly good, as are walnuts)

add
the melted butter
1 egg + 1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla essence

stir in 200g of dark chocolate chips and mix the whole thing.

roll big teaspoon-fuls into balls and place on trays.
(hint: baking paper makes things crazy easy here)

bake for about 15 min.

If you are like me and prefer your bikkies a bit squooshy and under-done, bake till still a bit pale (10-15 mins)

If you are like Sarah, and must have everything burnt to some kind of nuclear crisp, leave them for 18-25 minutes.