40 g plain chocolate
50 g butter
115 g sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 x 5ml vanilla flavouring
50 g flour
5 teaspoon salt
5 teaspoon baking powder
175 g walnut, chopped

Directions:

1. Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cool slightly.

2. Cream the butte with the sugar and chocolate until fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla flavouring . Sift in the flour, salt and baking powder and fold into the butter mixture with the walnuts.

3. Drop heaped teaspoonfuls, spaced well apart, on to greased baking trays lined with non-stick baking parchment. Bake at 180C / 350F for 10 minutes. Remove from the parchment paper and cool on wire rack.