My kids are going to love me when they get home tonight – A true family favourite are these Oaty Cookies. I forget how much the kids love these – they were actually one of the first recipes I ever made. I think I added some nuts but have done without today. These are also lovely with raisins, cranberries and toasted almonds in – The possibilities are endless.
Super easy to make – less than 15 minutes in the oven and 2 minutes to cool – if you can wait that long!
They may not be the most good-looking of bakes but the fact that they are delicious/your children will love you/your children will keep their rooms tidy for 3 weeks after eating them* makes them worth it.
* May not strictly be true
I used 2 types of chocolate buttons – White chocolate and Milk Chocolate. I was sent some samples of Hadleigh Maid’s Baking Buttons to review a couple of weeks ago and have had a hard time keeping everyone’s fingers away. Now the bags are open, its going to be impossible. More information about Hadleigh Maid at the base of the post.
| Serves | 24+ |
| Prep time | 8 minutes |
| Cook time | 12 minutes |
| Total time | 20 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party |
INGREDIENTS
- 150g Butter
- 140g Soft Brown Sugar
- 2 Medium Eggs
- 130g Porridge Oats
- 175g Self Raising Flour
- 200g Chocolate Chips (I used about half and half milk to white chocolate ratio)
NOTE
These can be frozen (although mine never last that long) Just put them in a tupperware box lined with kitchen roll for up to 1 month
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2-3 baking trays depending how large they are | |
| 2. | |
| Using an electric Mixer, whack the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy | |
| 3. | |
| Continue mixing whilst you add the eggs to the mixture – Scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition | |
| 4. | |
| On a slow speed, add the oats and the flour – only mix for 1 minute or until the mixture starts to come together | |
| 5. | |
| As the chocolate baking buttons, I used were larger than I normally do, I broke them into uneven sized chunks with my hands | |
| 6. | |
| Stir through until combined. This is a recipe that is quite hardy so can cope with children being quite vigorous with their mixing | |
| 7. | |
| Using 2 spoons, scoop out a dessert sized blob and drop onto the baking parchment – I put about 8-10 on each tray | |
| 8. | |
| Bake for 12 minutes until starting to go golden – As soon as they are out of the oven, transfer to a wire rack to cool. | |
Thanks for featuring me! I love a batch of oaty cookies. I normally put sultanas in mine but I know my daughter would far prefer chocolate!
You are very welcome – I like sultanas in it too but my girls aren’t too keen x
really yummy looking! I have some of those buttons i am looking forward to cook with!
Thanks Otilia – They are lovely buttons. I’ve eaten far too many of them today 😉
These cookies sound amazing, and would be a good one for the kids to help make too. #CookBlogShare
Ooooh yes please 🙂 I’ll have 1, 2, 3 oh I’ll have the lot! They look so yummy, my kiddies would also love them xx
Ooo those cookies look delicious. I love ones that are made from oats! Great looking bakes from last week too!
I love oat cookies, never though of adding chocolate though. They look lovely
Love an oat cookie, these look amazing! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Those cookies look absolutely lush, I can almost taste them from here! #bakeoftheweek
Hi, Helen – nice to meet you and your gang. 😉 I enjoy these cookies and what a fun idea to host ‘Bake of the Week’. <3 I love baking and I'd love to join you once I get to my sane schedule. 😀 I hope you have a fun week ahead. 🙂
Hiya, thanks for your lovely message and for stopping by. I’d love you to join in with #Bakeoftheweek when you are ready. Enjoy your week too xxx