Oatmeal cookies are a favorite treat since childhood. If you suddenly haven't cooked it yet, I recommend that you do it in the near future. Because it is very simple and fast, and most importantly delicious.
Recipe content:
- Tips for making oatmeal cookies
- The health benefits of oatmeal cookies
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
There are many recipes for oatmeal cookies, and they all differ in the ratio of the main components: flour, sugar, eggs, butter and oatmeal itself. Additional ingredients - raisins, dried fruits, chocolate, banana, candied fruits, nuts - add some variety to the cookie recipe. Sometimes milk or cream is added to the dough.
Tips for making oatmeal cookies
- You can cook oatmeal cookies from rolled oats or the most common oatmeal. But, it is advisable to use not instant varieties, but a more "rough" version, for example, "Hercules".
- To make oatmeal cookies dietary, you can not add wheat flour and butter, but use kefir and eggs. These foods will help bind the oatmeal.
- To make the cookies more crumbly, they should be made thinner and smaller.
- In order for the cookies to be soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, they should not be very thin.
- The baking time for oatmeal cookies depends on the size and thickness of the cookie. For thin cookies, 15 minutes will be enough, for thicker ones - 30.
- To keep cookies soft and fresh for a long time, store them in a bag so that they do not weather.
The health benefits of oatmeal cookies
The flour used in baking is a source of a large amount of minerals and nutrients. Its coarse grinding ensures the preservation of all useful elements and vitamins (E, H, PP, group B), which are the source of the health of the cardiovascular and nervous system, as well as healthy hair and beautiful skin.
The mineral composition of oatmeal is also no less rich (zinc, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, copper, iodine) and is extremely necessary for the body. Especially, the use of oatmeal cookies has a positive effect on the process of hematopoiesis and an increase in hemoglobin levels.
Another advantage of oatmeal cookies is the high content of coarse dietary fiber, which stimulates the intestines. In addition, it is recommended for use by children, pregnant women, nursing mothers suffering from diathesis and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 437 kcal.
- Servings - 20
- Cooking time - 50 minutes
Ingredients:
- Coarse oat flakes - 500 g
- Butter - 80 g
- Egg - 1 pc.
- Sunflower seeds - 2 tablespoons
- Honey - to taste
- Cocoa powder - 1 tsp
Making oatmeal cookies
1. In this recipe, wheat flour is replaced with oat flour, which can be bought or prepared on your own. In this case, I suggest making the flour yourself, for this, put 250 g of oatmeal in the grinder.
2. Switch on the appliance and grind the oatmeal into small crumbs.
3. In the bowl in which you plan to knead the dough, place the oatmeal and chopped crumbs.
4. Add the peeled sunflower seeds, which can be pan-fried if desired. Beat in an egg and add cocoa powder. Also add butter, which should be soft. Therefore, get it out of the refrigerator well in advance.
5. Add honey to all products. If you are allergic to it, then add regular sugar.
6. Knead the dough well. Its consistency should be firm.
7. Shape the oatmeal cookies into any shape (round, oval, heart, animal) you like and place them on a baking tray. There is no need to grease the baking sheet, since there is enough oil in the cookies, it will not stick. Heat the oven to 200 degrees and bake the oatmeal cookies for 30 minutes.
See also a video recipe on how to make oatmeal cookies.
