I really like these warming cookies around Christmas time. There's something about the cinnamon and nuttyness of them that makes me want to light a fire and watch 'The Snowman'. It's a really basic recipe that takes no time to make... and even less time to clean up.
Makes a batch of 12 cookies
Ingredients
70g of plain flour,
70g of wholegrain self raising flour,
85g of muesli,
1 egg,
2 tablespoons of butter or margarine (melted),
A shot of vegetable oil,
170g of golden muscovado sugar,
2 teaspoons of vanilla essence,
A big dash of cinnamon,
A small handful of crushed walnuts (optional),
The zest of half a lemon or orange (optional).
Method
· Preheat an oven to 190c.
· Mix all the dry ingredients apart from the sugar.
· Mix the melted butter, oil, egg together.
· Mix the sugar in with the egg/oil.
· Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well.
· Now add flavourings such as the vanilla and lemon or orange zest.
· Lightly grease 2 baking trays and spoon the mixture onto them, forming
6 balls on each tray.
· Using a fork, press down the cookie lumps and lightly smooth the edges to
make them resemble cookies.
· Bake in the centre of the oven for 12 minutes.
· Once baked leave on a wire rack until cool.
