Raisin, maple & macadamia cookies

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Put all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix together for a couple of minutes using a wooden spoon, pressing on the ingredients with the back of the spoon as you mix. Then, using your clean hands, continue mixing to bring the dough together and into a ball; this will take 1-2 minutes. Alternatively, mix everything together in a food mixer for a few minutes until a ball of dough forms.

2. Shape the mixture into 18 walnut-sized balls, transferring them to 2 oiled baking sheets as they are ready, leaving enough space between them for them to spread.

3. Press each ball lightly with the palm of your hand to flatten it slightly. Bake the cookies for 15 minutes. Once out of the oven, leave them to cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before using a fish slice to transfer them to a wire rack.