My daughter has finally fallen in love with oats. There was a time when the mention of oats in my house evoked a very alarmed and anxious response from my daughter. She disliked to the extent that she would rather go hungry than eat oats for her breakfast. My efforts to introduce oats in her diet would meet vehement protests from her. Her argument – “I eat everything Ma and heavens won’t fall if I don’t eat oats!” Sigh…I had no counter argument for that. She truly is any mother’s dream; virtually makes no fuss about food.
However, after reading about the goodness and food value of oats, a few years back, I was rather disappointed by the fact that neither she nor my husband is enthusiastic about it. I believe for some people it is an acquired taste. He still has, over the years, developed a taste for it in its savoury form but she won’t touch even that. My last hope was that perhaps she might give it a try as a baked finished good…and what better addition than chocolate to make it tempting for her.
Very apprehensively I baked these cookies; keeping my fingers all crossed. And bingo! She loved them (despite calling them hideous looking) and they were all gone within 2 – 3 days! She found it hard to believe that the cookies had oats in them and yet could taste so great. Phew! What a relief that was and what a triumph too! She is now hooked on to them.
So grab the recipe and get going!
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup all purpose flour (Maida)
1 tsp soda bi-carb (baking soda)
1¼ cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped (adjust the amount)
½ cup almonds
1 tsp vanilla essence
A pinch of salt
¾ cup scant butter
1 cup scant demerara sugar (Feel free to use caster sugar or brown sugar instead)
1 egg
Slightly grease the baking sheets with butter. Keep aside.
Roast the almonds in a pan on a medium low flame. Stir now and then. (I usually keep them covered with a lid on a low flame and stir them once in a while. This helps me do other jobs around the kitchen while the almonds are roasting)
Remove them from the heat once they change their colour and become slightly aromatic. Cool and roughly chop them.
In a large bowl, sift together the APF, salt and baking soda. Stir in the oats and mix them well.
In another large mixing bowl, beat the sugar and butter till light and fluffy.
Add egg & vanilla essence and beat again.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and stir them together. I use my hands to mix the ingredients together.
(You can drop the batter by table spoonfuls however, i prefer to give them a round shape and flatten them with either the back of a small glass or a bowl)
(You can drop the batter by table spoonfuls however, i prefer to give them a round shape and flatten them with either the back of a small glass or a bowl)
Make walnut sized or bigger balls between the palms of your hands. Gently press to flatten them, keeping their round shape, to about half an inch. For thin and crispy cookie, flatten them further.
Place the flattened cookie dough on the prepared baking sheets and bake them for 12-15 minutes at 180 degrees C.
Note: To make the cookies healthier, I substituted half a cup of APF with wheat flour.
Note: I prefer small sized cookies, but feel free to make them bigger in size.
Note: If you prefer the cookies chewy, bake them till their edges turn brown. For crispier ones, let the whole cookies nicely brown.
Note: Feel free to adjust the amount of sugar, chocolate and almonds since I have used them as per my family’s preference.
Note: Feel free to adjust the amount of sugar, chocolate and almonds since I have used them as per my family’s preference.
Yields: 35-40 Cookies the size shown in the pics
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There’s nothing better than oats in my opinion. This is a great recipe to showcase it. Glad your daughter is loving oats now 🙂
Wow! These cookies look amazingly inviting & very chewy too, just the way I like it! YUM!
I approve – is a stamp all mothers look for ,funny… how these little ones rule our world.
Love those delicious looking oats cookies.
Absolutely Meena! They rule our world and it is hard to believe such little creatures can have so much control on us!!
I love the nuts and oats in these chocolate cookies! I can almost smell them from here… 🙂 I need a big glass of milk to go with it!
Those cookies look pretty delicious ! Hideous , she said ? lol Glad that your daughter can now appreciate the taste ( or the lack thereof 😀 ) of this superfood .
I have a young daughter too (only she’s in no position to really express her preferences yet, as she’s just 1), and I can totally relate to wanting to cook the best for her. 🙂
The cookies look great and I can almost smell the almonds in them only by reading your text!
yummyyy almond n oats perfect healthy packed cookie!!!
I love cookies in any form and these sound fantastic. Delicious & healthy 🙂
What lovely cookies – almonds, chocolate and oatmeal are SUCH a great combination. I LOVE your photos and presentation!
Mary x
I just fell in love with oats too! This looks divine!
Cookies look gr8! Nice way to make the young ones eat oats!
Healthy and amazing cookies.. Loved it dear 🙂
Lovely cookies!
Uhuh! Serious addiction alert – dark chocolate AND roasted almonds! I can almost taste them.
Great recipe & killer pictures. Love the presentation first time here & love ur blog dear.
Estupenda receta de galletas saludables muy linda sus fotos,saludos y abrazos.
I love cookies with oats. They really add a nice texture, plus good fiber for the body. 🙂 Thank you for sharing these gorgeous cookies with us.
Thanks everyone!
Wow, fantastic, children will surely love that! Its great for parties .
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