Name: Chocolate chip oat cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 cup whole-wheat flour; 1 cup oats; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 pinch of salt; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground nutmeg; 1 egg (beaten); ½ cup soft butter (or margarine); ½ cup light soft cane sugar; ¼ cup milk (or oat-milk); ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Chocolate chip oat cookies

11 Mar 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

25 minutes

Background

These cookies are really lovely with a cup of tea or coffee. They are not only quick and easy to make, but can be made dairy-free if appropriate margarine & chocolate drops are used. Stored in an airtight container they remain fresh for at least a week!

Ingredients

1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch of salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 egg (beaten)
½ cup soft butter (or margarine)
½ cup light soft cane sugar
¼ cup milk (or oat-milk)
½ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper.
Mix the flour, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
Cream the butter & sugar, then add eggs and milk, beat well.
Combine the two mixtures. Add the chocolate bits and mix well.
Drop spoonfuls of the dough onto the tray, leaving about 5 cm between space between them, and squash down a bit.
Bake for 10-15 minutes, until golden brown.
Allow the cookies to cool for a couple of minutes then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tips

Instead of cinnamon and nutmeg, you can add 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
You can use white or milk chocolate chips too. You can make these yourself by bashing torn chocolate pieces, wrapped in a tea towel, onto the kitchen worktop.