This recipe makes 24 generously sized cookies.

Ingredients:

• 200g Unsalted Butter or Stork
• 100g Caster Sugar
• 300g Self Raising Flour (Sieved)
• 1tsp Vanilla Extract
• Zest of 1 Orange
• 100g Milk Chocolate (Chopped)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4.
2. Mix the butter, sugar and vanilla extract together with an electric whisk, until creamy.
3. Divide the mixture equally into two bowls and stir half the flour into each bowl, adding orange zest to one, and chopped chocolate to the other.  Mix until a dough is formed
4. Divide each ball of dough into 12 equal pieces and roll into smaller balls.  Place each ball onto a greased or parchment lined baking tray (as far apart as possible) and press down gently with a fork.  You may need to bake in batches as they won’t all fit onto one tray.  I tend to bake two batches of six at a time.
5. Bake in the centre of the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly golden.  It’s best to check after 10 minutes and then every minute or two until they’re done.
6. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
7. Enjoy!

The texture of these cookies is lovely – soft, but also slightly crumbly, like a Viennese whirl.  They taste absolutely delicious as well and have gone down very well with my partner and family!

Will you be trying this recipe?

Naomi x

To create a simple lip scrub, you will need:

- 1/2 tsp of Sugar

- 1/4 tsp Olive Oil

- 1/4 tsp of Golden Syrup or Honey

Add the ingredients to a small glass or bowl and mix with a spoon or your finger until well combined.  The scrub should have quite a gloopy consistency when ready, but if it’s too runny add more sugar, or add more oil if it’s too thick.  This is what it should look like…

I’ll be the first to admit that the scrub really doesn’t look very appealing (you know what it looks like, so I won’t say it), but in the long run it really doesn’t matter!  What matters is whether it works or not, and it does   Once your scrub is ready, use your finger to apply a liberal amount of the scrub to your lips.

Leave the scrub on for one minute, and then massage it into your lips.  Be careful not to rub too hard as you could make your lips worse – a gentle circular motion is all that is needed!  Once you’ve done this, wash the scrub off thoroughly with warm water and apply your favourite lip balm straight away.

And voila!  Your lips are now lovely and soft, and primed for make up application.  I hope you find this useful!  I’d recommend only using a lip scrub if you need it, as the coarse sugar could make healthy lips sore if used too often.

Have you ever tried a lip scrub?

Naomi x