Orange, oat & sultana cookies

Cookies don’t have to be a guilty pleasure – these tasty treats from Leiths School of Food and Wine are superhealthy

  • Prep:30 mins
    Cook:20 mins
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 167
  • fat 9g
  • saturates 5g
  • carbs 19g
  • sugars 11g
  • fibre 2g
  • protein 3g
  • salt 0.18g

Ingredients

  • 100g butter at room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 50g mashed ripe banana
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100g light soft brown sugar
  • ½ tsp grated orange zest
  • 100g wholemeal flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 100g rolled oats
  • 25g desiccated coconut
  • 50g chopped walnuts
  • 75g sultanas or dark chocolate chips

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cream the butter and sugar together until well blended and smooth. Gradually beat in the banana, vanilla extract and egg. Add the zest. Mix well with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.

  2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder, oats, coconut, walnuts and sultanas or chocolate chips. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet and mix thoroughly until a thick dough is formed. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Drop heaped tbsps onto the sheet, leaving a 5cm (2in) space around each one, and press down lightly. Bake for 15-20 mins until lightly browned. Cool.

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