These delicious chocolate oat cookies are simple and fun to make. You can decorate them with smarties, colored sprinkles or nuts.
Try serving the freshly baked cookies with a bowl of vanilla ice-cream. They'll met in your mouth and it'll be hard to stop at just one!
Ingredients:
- 250 grams of butter (1 1/8 cup), softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of castor sugar (berry sugar)
- 1 large room temperature egg
- 1 tsp of pure vanilla essence
- Scant 2 cups of self-raising flour
- 2 cups of dark semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup of rolled oats
- Smarties, colored sprinkles or nuts for topping
Preparation:
- Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Line 1-2 baking sheets with baking paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla essence and beat well to combine.
- Sift the flour into the butter/sugar mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until combined. Add 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of oats and continue to stir until just combined.
- Roll the batter into balls about the size of 1 tablespoonful. Place on baking sheet/s about 1.5 inches apart. Press the balls down slightly with the back of a spoon and then bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Remove cookies from the oven and let them sit on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes before transferring to a cooking rack. Repeat process.
- Meanwhile, place the remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips in a metal bowl. Place the bowl on top of a saucepan filled with water. Bring the water to the boil, all the while stirring the chocolate chips until they melt into a smooth consistency. Turn the heat down low and keep the chocolate warm.
- Once the cookies have cooled slightly spread about 1 teaspoon of chocolate onto them and then top with smarties, sprinkles or nuts.