The best cookies I've ever made

I've been searching for a recipe to make apricot, almond and chocolate cookies for a while and recently I came across the perfect one (after a little tweeking!).

This recipe makes around 12-18 cookies depending on the size you make them.

210g plain flour

half a tsp bicarbonate of soda

pinch of salt

170g butter (I use Pure sunflower spread)

220g light brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

80g chocolate (I use a Kinnerton dairy free bar cut up into pieces) 

70g almonds chopped

120g dried apricots chopped into quarters

1. Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl.

2. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

3. Add the flour, soda and salt.

4. Stir in the almonds, apricots and chocolate.

5. Line a tray with baking paper and spoon the mixture on - around one tablespoon per cookie - I usually do 6 cookies at a time to give them room to spread out.

6. Pop them in the oven at 180ºC for 10-12 minutes.