My first successful cookies, yippee! I alway need biscuits or cookies when I drink tea, something to dunk in tea. All the cookies you get from a supermarket tend to be sweeter and more fattening than necessary. So I attempted to make healthy cookies by using some good healthy stuff like pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and oats. Especially sunflower seeds are known for its benefit of lowering cholesterol level. I didn’t put any sugar in my recipe, instead, I put only one tablespoon of manuka honey. Trust me, it tastes so good that you can taste all the seeds and oats coming together. Humm… I’m going to make more on the coming weekend. Would you like a recipe?
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March 30, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Crystal
Please Please post a recipe … I have been looking everywhere online to get a seed cookie recipe … and yours look quite wonderful!
March 31, 2008 at 2:57 am
eateng
Ingredients
1/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/3 cup raisins or sultanas
2 1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp water
1/3 cup butter or oil
2-3 Tbs honey or brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
a pinch of salt
Recipe is quite flexible. Vary the amount of flour, oil and honey depending on your preference. You can also reduce or increase the amount of seeds of your choice. I once used soy flour for the recipe and it turned out well. I’m a honey person, but you can use brown sugar and control the amount between 1/3 – 2/3 cup. I put raisins or sultanas as the natural sweetness, but if you just want the seedy flavour, leave the fruits out.
Methods
Line the baking tray and preheat the oven to 170C
Mix oil, water and honey or sugar
Add all the dry ingredients and vanilla essence
Mix well
Put a spoonful of mixture on your palm and make little balls and flatten them with your hands
- it can be sticky, but don’t panic! Just flour your hands as you go.
Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.