Apricot and Hazelnut Oat Cookies

Apricot and Hazelnut Oat Cookies


Ingredients for 9 servings

15ml/ 1 tablespoon of clear honey 
75g/ 3oz/ scant ½ cup chopped ready-to-eat dried apricots 
75g/ 3oz/ scant ½ cup golden caster (superfine) sugar 
115/ 4oz/ 1 cup rolled oats 
115g/ 4oz/ 1 cup self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted 
115g/ 4oz/ ½ cup unsalted (sweet) butter 

For the topping 

25g/ 1oz/ 2 tablespoons of chopped ready-to-eat dried apricots 
25g/ 1oz / ¼ cup toasted and chopped hazelnuts

Directions

Preheat the oven to 160°C/ 325°F/ Gas 3. Lightly grease a large baking sheet. 

Put the flour, oats and chopped apricots in a large mixing bowl. 

Put the butter, sugar, and honey in a pan and cook over a gentle heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves, stirring the mixture occasionally. Remove the pan from the heat. 

Pour the honey and sugar mixture into the bowl containing the flour, oats and apricots. Mix with a wooden spoon to form sticky dough. 

Divide the dough into nine pieces and place on the prepared baking sheet. Press into 1cm/ ½ in thick rounds. 

Scatter over the topping of apricots and hazelnuts and press into the dough. Bake the cookies for about 15 minutes, until they are golden and slightly crisp. Leave to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Energy 262 kcal/ 1098 kj; Protein 3,7g; Carbohydrate 33,2g, of which sugars 14,4g; Fat 13,6g, of which saturates 6,8g; Cholesterol 27mg; Calcium 71mg: Fibre 2,1g; Sodium 130mg.

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