Nana Spencer's Chocolate Button Biscuits

My Nana - Eleanor Spencer - was a great cook and she believed in preserving family recipes. So many of our favourites were her mother's or grandmother's or Aunt's recipes brought down through the generations.

This one is one that we loved as children. My mother makes them a lot for her grandchildren and this week I taught Alice how to make them. It makes heaps (up to 50) and very simple.

Nana Spencer's Chocolate Button Biscuits

4 ounces butter

4 ounces sugar

5 ounces flour

2 good teaspoons coffee essence (or dissolve instant coffee in a tablespoon of boiling water)

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

Pinch Salt

Dark Chocolate buttons

Preheat oven at 160 deg C.

Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy and creamy.

Mix in coffee essence and vanilla.

Add dry ingredients. Mix well.

Form small spoonfuls of mixture and roll into balls. Press one button into the centre, pushing dough flat.

Place in oven and cook for 10 -15 minutes. Watch as they burn easily.

Alice made this batch on Day 4 or Covid19 Quarantine.

Store in a clean, dry container. This is my favourite cookie container. It's so kiwi!