Oaty energy cookies
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Oaty energy cookies

Get your children in the kitchen to bake a batch of these simple biscuits from CBeebies’ 'i can cook'

Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Method

  1. Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Using children's scissors, cut the apricots into small pieces.
  2. Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat well with a wooden spoon. Use very soft butter to make it easy for young wrists to beat the butter and sugar together. Add the condensed milk, beat well, then add the oats and apricots, and mix well again. Finally, add the flour and mix until it starts to disappear - you can use your hands to mix it, too.
  3. Bring the dough together into one big ball, then break into 6 equal-sized lumps (this ensures the cookies bake at the same time). Roll each into a ball, then squash onto the baking parchment with the palm of your hand.
  4. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden on the edges. Leave to cool on the tray. The cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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BEFORE YOU START

Wash your hands, tie back long hair and put on an apron.

EQUIPMENT

To make the cookies you'll need scales, mixing bowl, tablespoon, wooden spoon, children's scissors, baking tray and baking parchment.

FOR PARENTS

For this, everything needs to be weighed/laid out beforehand. Cutting apricots with children's scissors makes light work of the job, and means younger kids can own the task of chopping without using a knife. Dividing the mixture into 6 even-sized balls will teach kids basic division. Dividing by eye will come with practice and is easier for older children. To teach older kids about numbers, you can use electric scales to make sure each ball is roughly the same weight.

PER COOKIE

201 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 14g, salt 0.3 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2012.

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  • 26 July 2012

    David Charlton commented on this recipe

    Dear Sir or Madam. thank you for your recipe for oaty cookies excellent regards David Charlton

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  • 07 August 2012

    Ejt1 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Amazing! I omitted the apricots (as didn't have any) and kept to the recipe but doubled up to make 12 good thick sized cookies. They are sooo delicious. Definately one I'll make on a regular basis. Going to try the Cheese roll ups next! Bring on more recipes from the 'I Can Cook' range.

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    Ejt1 commented on this recipe

    Should have given 5 stars!

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  • 24 August 2012

    nicki rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I'm a cook for school dinner and am using this recipe for a pudding. lovely cookie going to try it with wholemeal flour. Apricots good as most of the kids at school turn their nose up at any other dried fruit!

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  • 09 November 2012

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    1 stars

    Dry & bland

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  • 07 May 2013

    Emily commented on this recipe

    These are lovely! Made by my 9 year old daughter for a project to make biscuits to take into the Rainforest.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

MAKES 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 50g ready-to-eat dried apricots
  • 50g soft butter
  • 50g light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp condensed milk (look for it in tubes)
  • 50g rolled oats
  • 85g self-raising flour
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PER COOKIE

201 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 28g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 2g, sugar 14g, salt 0.3 g

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