Having a bank of easy, quick biscuit recipes saves my bacon on so many occasions. I’ve talked endlessly about wanting the kids to eat less pre-produced food and snacks are one of our worst offenders. Last week was crazily busy (in a good way) but our eating habits did suffer. I declared on Sunday night that this week was a homely, eat-better week (The kids interpreted this as ‘Fruit & Vegetable week but that’s a battle for another time)
Melting moments are definitely a throwback to my youth – Every time I make them, I forget how easy they are and how scrumptious. Mr C still marvels at them going into the oven as balls and coming out as flats.
| Serves | 30 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 20 minutes |
| Total time | 30 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Serve Cold |
INGREDIENTS
- 8oz Butter
- 6oz Caster Sugar
- 2 Medium Egg Yolks
- 2 teaspoons dried coffee granules
- 10oz Self Raising Flour
- 5-6oz Porridge Oats
- ¼ Pecan Nuts for each biscuit for decoration
NOTE
I’ve adapted this recipe from when my Mum used to make Melting Moments when I was little. I always loved the name and definitely loved the taste. I can’t remember her ever making coffee flavoured one – I presume we had vanilla melting moments. Sadly, I’m not sure where the original recipe came from either.
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C – Line 2-3 baking trays (depends how big your baking trays are – These do spread a fair bit so you need at least 1.5cm between each biscuit) | |
| 2. | |
| Using an electric mixer, mix together the sugar and butter until pale and fluffy. | |
| 3. | |
| Mix together the dried coffee granules with 1 tsp boiling water until combined and allow to cool. | |
| 4. | |
| Add the eggs to the sugar/butter mixture and then add the coffee whilst still mixing. | |
| 5. | |
| Add the flour until just combined. | |
| 6. | |
| Using your hands or a teaspoon, make around 30 little balls of dough (rather a loose dough) | |
| 7. | |
| Roll each ball around in a small bowl of the porridge and place on the baking trays. | |
| 8. | |
| Press down gently with a quarter of a pecan and bake for 20 minutes. | |
| 9. | |
| Remove from the oven and allow to cool | |
These would be perfect for my mid morning coffee break during the twins nap! All linked up x
You are soooo organised! Thanks for your lovely words x
I love coffee and these coffee cookies! Bye!
I love oats in cookies – it adds that wonderful extra crunch that just makes them so toothsome. These look delicious and I love how easy they are to make…
Love how healthy these biscuits are! Yummy! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Hello Helen!
I have entered my pineapple sponge cake to “Bake of the Week”. Not sure it has gone through though. Please can you check.
I love your website! So many yummy recipes.
Thank you
Alida
Yum, I saw these yesterday and it made me want to make cookies today – so now I have a batch of choc chip cookies and the snowflake cookies for my daughter’s birthday party cooling in the kitchen. x
Melting moments – YUM! #thatisall
These look delicious and would be a lovely mid morning treat. Yummy. Thanks for linking up via http://www.mummy2monkeys.co.uk #GoldenOldies
I’m loving the sound of these coffee melting moments, please send some over so I can enjoy with my mid morning cuppa. ????
I love a good biscuit with a coffee, and to combine the two – heaven!
These sound absolutely delicious, perfect for coffee breaks, the pecans on top make them look just a little bit special too 🙂
ooh these sound scrummy
I’m so hungry after this post! Yum! Think I might have to do some baking with the little one over the weekend 😉
These look yummy Helen! I could say that I will try and bake these, but I won’t. This is because I am useless at baking! Can you come round and cook up a storm in my kicthen??? 🙂 X
Helen you always make me hungry! These looks delicious, as always! #ShareFriday
Wow those look amazing! And healthy too as they contain oats 🙂
They look really professional and consistent. Yummy too. Thanks for linking up to #recipeoftheweek – I have pinned this post to my food boards and scheduled in a tweet for this evening 🙂 There’s also a fresh linky live at 6pm – hope you join in! x
Am currently ordering my husband into the kitchen to make these for me…
x x
Mmmmm thanks for the recipe, mine are in the oven. Smelling delush!
Ooo these look yummy – perfect for a little afternoon snack around now!
These look lovely, especially with the coffee flavour.
Yum! This looks fab! You can’t go wrong with oats in cookies!
Lovely round-up of deliciousness. That courgette cake looks just about perfect 🙂
Love the addition of coffee here Helen. Thanks for entering them into Treat Petite.
Mmm melting moments is such a great name! Makes me think of having a nice relaxing break and enjoying several of these!