Rock Cakes

My husband calls them "pheasant cookies".

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 20 cookies

Ingredients

• 2  cups self rising flour, sifted
• 90  g butter or 90  g margarine, cut into pieces
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  mixed fruit (raisins)
• 1  tablespoon  chopped  mixed nuts (optional)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1  egg
• 1⁄4 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C Place flour in a large bowl and add butter and rub in until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
2. Mix in sugar , fruit, nuts and ginger. Whisk eggs into milk and add to dry ingredients. Mix to a stiff dough.
3. Make round heaps on greased oven trays. Bake for 10-15 min or until golden brown.