Where oh where have my beloved hills gone?? This was my view from the Attic window this morning, I think you might call it a snowy-white-out. To be truthful, I am so over the snow thing this winter, I'm hankering too badly for Spring to be overjoyed by snowfall. But as today is Sunday and a day of no plans, it's been pretty ok to sit inside, warm and cosy and watch it fall.
The Little People were out playing in it before breakfast this morning :: piling it up, slinging it around, slipsliding about in it. Me :: I chose to sit in the windowseat in the attic and read Country Living magazine (been trying to find my Perfect Moment for it all week without success, but this morning I found it. And it was Oh-So-Good).
I've been baking this morning too. I love Sunday baking, even more so on a bitterly cold, snowy day like today. I suddenly had this real urge just after breakfast to make cookies, and they had to be Oaty Cookies for some reason. Don't ask me why, but that was how it was. So after a quick little jaunt through various oaty cookie recipes on the www I came across this one and decided to give it a try. It's a simple recipe, and the results are top notch. Very mmmmm mmmmm mmmmmm indeed.
Into a microwavable bowl, put the following ::
100g margerine or butter
50g soft brown sugar
2tbs (40g) runny honey
Pop into the microwave for about 1 minute or so until the ingredients are gently melted. Give a good stir to combine.
Now add the following ::
100g self raising flour
100g oats
50g dried fruit (raisins in this case, or I think chopped apricots would work well)
I also added 1tbs sunflower seeds, cos by default these cookies then become Wholesome, and I'm all for the Wholesome Option (eh-hem, ok, not strictly true I admit, but it sounds good)
Mix well. The mixture will be quite wet and sticky.
Put heaped desertspoons of the mixture onto a baking tray (I managed 16 in total), spreading well apart. Flatten slightly with a fork, but don't go overboard with the flattening.
Bake in a moderate oven 180/350/gas 4 for 12-15mins until they are very lightly golden. You'll need to know your oven :: cookies baked in my oven are generally done at 12 minutes, after that they overcook on the bottom.
Out of the oven they come and ooooooh they do smell lovely. They do look Wholesome too, wouldn't you say?
The Little People road test them immediately whilst they are still warm and give them a most definite thumbs up.
I make myself a coffee to accompany my tester-cookie and mmmmmmmmmmm they do indeed taste deeeeeeeeeeeeelicious.
In fact, I am about to go to the red spotty tin and have myself another.
You know, just to be sure they are good enough for you.
Wouldn't want to give you a duff recipe now would I?
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edited to add :: a lovely reader called Lisa left a comment on this post and recommended a recipe for homemade hobnob biscuits...having just made a batch and road testing a few (not saying how many, thats for me to know), I can tell you that they are Good. ExTREMEly Good in fact. The link to the recipe is here. Right, off to google ANZAC biscuits now. No idea why I'm obsessing about oat biscuits?!
TRANSLATION FOR AMERICAN COUSINS: I have this stainless steel magnet on 'fridge (hope this helps you work it out):
MEASURE MAGNET
1cup = 8 oz = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp = 237 ml
3/4cup = 6 oz = 12 tbsp =36 tsp = 177 ml
2/3cup = 5 1/3 oz = 10.6 tbsp = 32 tsp = 158 ml
1/2cup = 4 oz = 8 tbsp = 24 tsp = 118 ml
1/3cup = 2 2/3 oz = 5.3 tbsp = 16 tsp = 79 ml
1/4cup = 2 oz = 4 tbsp = 12 tsp = 59 ml
1/8cup = 1 oz = 2 tbsp = 6 tsp = 30 ml
1/16 cup = 1/2 oz = 1 tbsp = 3 tsp = 15 ml
(Sorry that I can't put in the fractions properly, but hope you understand these)
Posted by: Lyn Dines | August 25, 2017 at 03:37 AM
Yummy! I will have to try these - would never thought of adding honey! I have made the delicious Sanford oat cakes from Deanne Fitzpatrick at www.hookingrugs.com Are you familiar with her amazing, colorful rug hooking? You would love her blog!
Posted by: VB | November 14, 2013 at 02:42 AM
i have made the anzac biscuits from a recipe and they go down a treat - they are usually demolished by hubby and kids before the weekend ends!!!!! I can always post the recipe if you still want it x
Posted by: Wendy | July 18, 2012 at 12:16 PM
Ooh lovely! Just baked these with the addition of cinnamon and dried cranberries. Thanks for the recipe!
Posted by: Naomi | September 15, 2011 at 06:34 PM
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. I discovered it a few months ago, and make them regularly now. They are a firm favourite with my husband. I've just taken a batch out of the oven and I've added apricots this time, which he should like even more.
Posted by: Dianne | February 25, 2011 at 10:06 AM
I should definitely say that those cookies are looking yummy.. The taste is really rich, and surprisingly satisfying, probably because they're still made with honey and butter..http://www.vivamagonline.com/index.php Thanks for the beautiful preparation...
Posted by: Cookies | February 10, 2011 at 05:24 AM
I should definitely say that those cookies are looking yummy.. The taste is really rich, and surprisingly satisfying, probably because they're still made with honey and butter..(www.vivamagonline.com/index.php) Thanks for the beautiful preparation...
Posted by: Cookies | February 10, 2011 at 04:30 AM
I should definitely say that those cookies are looking yummy.. The taste is really rich, and surprisingly satisfying, probably because they're still made with honey and butter..http://www.vivamagonline.com/index.php Thanks for the beautiful preparation...
Posted by: Cookies | February 10, 2011 at 04:29 AM
Twinks cookies are the best I have ever made. Even the children love them, who usually don't like oaty stuff. Excellent!!!!!!
Posted by: [email protected] | February 08, 2011 at 06:24 PM
I tried them again!! Much better results this time:
http://iwannarockyourgypsysoul.blogspot.com/2010/09/finally-finished.html
Posted by: Tara | September 04, 2010 at 03:52 AM
I have to make this cookies for my son's tiffin box
don't you add baking powder for this recipe as its not mentioned ?
Thanks for this wonderful recipe
Posted by: mahek | August 31, 2010 at 07:05 PM
his recipe is, by far, the BEST chocolate chip cookie recipe I have made. I used Ghirardelli chips and the chips need to be chopped up. Salted Butter is great, but no additional salt was added and they came out perfect. SO CHEWY!!!
Posted by: herbaltooth paste | April 20, 2010 at 03:42 PM
*The first 4 ingredients are a base for any type of fudge you want to make. You can add raisins, nuts or any other ingredients to the mixture. The fudge that is pictured above has marshmellows added to it...which I am not sure I like or not. I was going for a rocky-road type thing, but it melted and just turned into a bunch of marshmellow goo. Plus, I think I like the look better of just solid chocolate....Happy Baking!
Posted by: herbaltooth paste | April 20, 2010 at 03:40 PM
LOVE that sugar jar! I've been looking for some jars for my baking goods and haven't found anything yet... now I have some renewed inspiration!
Posted by: herbaltooth paste | April 20, 2010 at 03:37 PM
Can anyone do an American translation of the cookie recipe for me? I wouldn't know where to start measuring grams - just teaspoons, tablespoons, and cups. :(
Posted by: peppergrass | March 30, 2010 at 01:28 AM
Hello Lucy, I baked these cookies at the weekend and they were absolutely gorgeous!! They only lasted about 5 minutes, they are so moreish!!! Thank you so much for sharing the recipe! xx
Posted by: Gemma | March 09, 2010 at 10:36 AM
Thanks for sharing this recipe. The cookies are great, tasty and still a bit healthy. Wonderful blog full of great ideas!!!
Posted by: Olga | March 08, 2010 at 10:17 AM
I found your beautiful blog via chez sophie. I read this post and scrambled together the ingredients...amending it slightly adding some dried cranberries I found at he bottom of the cupboard and the bottom of the packet end of some fruit/seed museli. I filled the cookie jar ...2 teenage boys demolished the lot AND THEY DONT DO HEALTHY!! Lol Thanks for sharing
JUlie x
Posted by: julie | March 06, 2010 at 10:41 PM
They look good! And oats are good for milk supply, by the way :)
Posted by: Claire | March 06, 2010 at 10:34 PM
Hello from Norway :-)! My sister has now made your cookies, and it will probably happen again (it has already happend twice actually...). They were really tasty!
Posted by: Gro M A Krüger | March 06, 2010 at 05:49 PM
I too get craving for oat biscuits. My mother used to have in her little tin of recipe cards a recipe for oat biscuits that had been cut from the back of a porridge oats box (the one with the man wearing a kilt and throwing the hammer I think). The biscuits had to be spaced far apart as they SPREAD. They were chewy when they were warm and hardened up as they cooled and they were delicious.
But of course my mother has thrown out her little tin box of recipes in one of her many clear outs and search the internet as I may I can't find the right recipe. So I will try yours and the hobnobs instead because I LOVE oat biscuits and they must be good for you because they have oats in?
(Mind you even I am not too sure how healthy my mother's recipe for chocolate, peanut butter fudge flapjacks is. They have oats in but they taste too good to be anything other than bad for you).
Posted by: jo | March 01, 2010 at 11:17 PM
Thanks for the recipe Lucy, I made the Oaty Cookies yesterday and they are fab!
Posted by: Fiona | March 01, 2010 at 12:54 PM
wow... i've just discovered your blog and i adore it! wonderful baking, crochet, hama beading, wow im in awe. keep it up!
Posted by: Mandy | February 25, 2010 at 01:24 PM
They do look and sound a lot like Aussie Anzacs, a tradition in our house on April 25th, Anzac Day.
Posted by: Maddy | February 24, 2010 at 09:07 PM
I made these on Tuesday and they are delicious.
Thank you for the recipe.
Jeanette
Posted by: Jeanette | February 24, 2010 at 02:26 PM