Robinson’s Shortbread

250g butter
250g flour
125g icing sugar
125g corn flourBeat soft (but not oily butter) with the flour until it looks like breadcrumbs. Add sifted icing sugar and cornflour and beat until like short pastry. Shape into balls and squash. Bake in a moderate oven until only just browning on the edges.

Mother Hubbard’s Muesli Cookies

This recipe makes about 100 delicious muesli cookies.

2 cups oil
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
2 cups muesli
1 tsp baking powder

Mix oil and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add eggs and mix until smooth. Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Place in teaspoon lots on greased oven tray and bake at 175°C for about 10 minutes, until just starting to brown. Cool on biscuit rack.