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Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe is a variant on my Spent Grain Cookies for those occasions when there is no spent grain (the horror - no homebrew!).

This recipe has been modified to include metric measurements which differ slightly from the original.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (250 mL) rolled oats
  • 1 cup (250 mL) crushed bran
  • 1 cup (200 mL) cake flour
  • ½ cup (150 mL) brown sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
  • ½ tsp (2.5 mL) salt
  • 5 Tbsp (75 mL) melted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp (2.5 mL) ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) mixed spice
  • ¼ tsp (1.25 mL) ground nutmeg
  • ½ cup (125 mL) sunflower seeds or chopped pecan nuts

Method

Cream the butter and sugar.

Add the egg and vanilla then beat to combine.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.

Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until combined.

Fold in oats, bran and sunflower seeds (or pecan nuts).

Place 1 Tbsp scoops of the mixture onto a greased baking tray (what we have found to work very well are cup-cake holders to help the cookies keep their shape).

Bake at 160°C for 20 minutes. The cookies should be crunchy on the outside and soft inside.

Enjoy!

(16 March 2026)

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