this one sounds even easier!!

185g butter (softened)
3/4 cup castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
2 cups plain flour

Beat the butter, sugar & vanilla until pale & creamy
Add egg & beat until combined
Sift flour over and use wooden spoon to combine.

From there you can add choc chips, sultanas, hundreds & thousands, coconut, nuts, make jam drops, pinwheels, blah blah blah - the list is endless.

Bake them at about 175 degrees for 20 minutes (roughly