Irish oat cookies
Combining your choice of nuts and dried fruit, these buttery oat biscuits are a delicious lunchbox or picnic treat
SERVES
10
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
30
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
15
MINUTES
Ingredients
250g butter, softened
130g light brown sugar
150g self-raising flour
225g porridge oats
250g chopped nuts or dried fruit, or a combination of both
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a large, flat baking tray with parchment.
Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in the flour and oats and mix well. Add the nuts and mix again.
Roll into a log shape, wrap in parchment and refrigerate. The log can be easily sliced with a warm knife to the size you want, you should get about ten large cookies.
Bake them for 15-20 minutes until they are turning golden. Allow to cool on a wire rack.
