Chunky seed and fruit biscuits

These chunky, crunchy cookies are filled with healthy oats, seeds and sweet dried fruit.

Makes 40 | Takes 30 min

Ingredients

250ml (1 cup) Jungle Oats

250ml (1 cup) cake flour

180ml (¾ cup) desiccated coconut

100g pitted dates, chopped

100g dried fruit (like peaches, apricots, pears and nectarines), chopped

125ml (½ cup) sunflower seeds

125g margarine

250ml (1 cup) Demerara sugar

30ml (2T) golden syrup

5ml (1t) bicarbonate of soda

45ml (3T) water

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Mix the oats, flour, coconut, fruit and seeds together. Melt the margarine, sugar and syrup over low heat, stirring occasionally. Mix the bicarb and water together and then add to the margarine mixture. Stir the wet ingredients through the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.

Shape the dough into ping-pong sizes. Place on a greased baking tray, leaving enough rising space in between, and flatten slightly. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown. Cool on the tray.

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