Rain

It's been a week of a lot of rain. The weather has cooled down (a bit anyway) and it seems we are all a little bit happier for it. We have been spending our time at home, drawing, colouring in, dressing up, crafting, sewing, cooking and splashing in puddles in new gumboots.

Miss Moo Moo and I have been out shopping and drinking hot chocolate with friends, even though it is not yet cold enough to do so.

It's been a good week to make more cookies. These are our favourite at the moment.

Chocolate Chunk Cookies

makes about 30 cookies

• 225g unsalted butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teas. salt
• 1/2 teas. bi-carbonate soda
• 2 teas. vanilla extract
• 1 teas. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup plain flour
• 3/4 cup plain wholemeal flour
• 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup cornflakes
• 1 cup walnuts (roughly chopped)
• 1/2 desiccated coconut
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line 2 large baking trays with greaseproof paper.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars with electric beaters, until light and fluffy. About 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well. Add the salt, bi-carb, vanilla, cinnamon and flours and mix well. Stir in the remaining ingredients with a wooden spoon until well combined.
Place heaped teaspoon measures onto the prepared tray, 5cm apart. Bake for 15 minutes, until nearly set and golden brown. Cool on the tray for a couple of minutes then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool down completely.