This is a lovely bake to try with the kids over the Halloween break. Its a one bowl recipe where they can use their hands to mix the ingredients and shape the cookies. We’ve added juicy organic Irish apple and spice to make a delicious tasting cookie. White chocolate and googly eyeballs are optional, but big glasses of milk are a must!
Baking with kids is a great opportunity to talk about the food we eat. I like to tell my young kids where and how food is grown. We talk about sugar cane and how flour comes from wheat, we talk about bees playing their part to pollinate the plants etc. Apples are grown around the world and in orchards in Ireland too.
Happy baking-BOO!
Lou 🙂
Ingredients: makes 12
- 200g oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon or autumn spice mix **see below
- 4 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 60g butter at room temperature
- 1 organic IRISH apple, grated – I leave the skin on
To decorate:
- 80g white chocolate – melted – optional
- googly eyes – optional
Method:
**To make your own autumn spice click here
Step 1: Preheat the oven 170ºC fan. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
Step 2: Measure the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon or spice mix, baking powder into a mixing bowl, stir to mix.
Step 3: Next add the butter, eggs, honey, and grate the apple straight into the bowl, skin and all. With clean hands give it a good mix – get the kids to do this part!! Shape into a round in the bowl.
Step 4: Scoop or spoon 12 cookie dough balls onto the baking trays. Push down to flatten and keep in a circle if you can. Bake for 25 mins until golden brown.
Step 5: Drizzle with melted chocolate and add eyeballs if its Halloween.
