Joanna's Cookbook: Cherry Shortbread Biscuits

Ingredients
8 oz Butter
4 oz Caster Sugar
8 oz Flour
1tsp Baking Powder
2 oz Candied Cherries (washed, dried and chopped)
1 tsp Vanilla (optional)

Method:
Cream the butter and sugar.
Sift the flour and baking powder together and add to the creamed mixture.
Add the cherries (and vanilla, if using)
Mix the dough with a fork and then with your hands until it is smooth
Roll into a long sausage shape and chill in the fridge.
Cut into thin slices and place on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 190°C for about 10 minutes until golden.
Note

You can add chopped, toasted hazelnuts or almonds if you like