Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Line some baking trays with rice paper.
Melt butter, add the sugar and dissolve, then boil gently for 1 minute.
Add all the other ingredients except the chocolate and mix well. Cool slightly.
Spoon the mixture in small, well-shaped heaps onto the baking trays about 8-10cm apart and bake for about 12 minutes in the centre of the oven until golden brown. Remove and cool.
When cooled, spread the backs with melted chocolate.
Other ideas:
Instead of glace cherries and mixed peel, you can also use 50g (2 oz) chopped glace fruit.