FRUITY FLAPJACK COOKIES

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Toast oats before mixing them into the dough to make these fruity cookies, a delicious hybrid of syrupy flapjacks and coconut macaroons

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dessert, Snack

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 11

125g jumbo oats
150g softened butter
100g light muscovado sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp golden syrup
½ tsp vanilla extract
100g self-raising flour
100g mixed dried fruit or raisins
75g dried apricots, finely chopped
50g desiccated coconut
½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Scatter the oats over a baking tray and bake for 20 mins, turning once until lightly browned. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool. Tip the butter and sugar into a bowl and beat with an electric whisk for 2 mins until fluffy. Crack in the egg and add the golden syrup and vanilla, then beat until completely combined. Scatter in the flour, all the dried fruit, the coconut, cinnamon (if using), the toasted oats and a pinch of salt. Beat again until everything is combined and you have a thick dough. Use the dough straightaway or cover and chill for up to two days.
  • Line two baking sheets with baking parchment and arrange six large spoonfuls of dough on each, well- spaced apart. Bake for 15 mins (or 18-20 mins if the dough is fridge-cold) until the cookies have spread and are brown at the edges but soft in the middle. Leave to cool on the baking sheet for 5 mins, then transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely. Will keep in an airtight container or tin for up to five days.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 31 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

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