Oat Biscuits

These quick and simple Oat Biscuits are made with golden syrup for a delicious, sweet flavour – leave them plain or dress them up by drizzling with melted chocolate!

Made from basic store cupboard ingredients, they are the perfect snack for hungry tummies!

how to make this oat biscuit recipe

Step one – place the rolled oats, caster sugar and self-raising flour in a mixing bowl and stir to mix everything together.  

Step two – slowly melt the butter and golden syrup together in a saucepan over a low heat.

Step three – allow the mixture to cool down slightly, then pour the melted butter and syrup over the oats and flour.

Step four – Using a wooden spoon, mix well until you have a dough. You can use a wooden spoon, but I find it easier to mix the dough with my hands. 

Step five – Leave the mixture to cool down for a few minutes, then roll walnut-sized pieces of dough beween your hands.  Place on a greased and lined baking tray.

Step six – Bake for 12-15 minutes or until the biscuits have set around the edges and are a light golden colour.

Step seven – Remove from the oven and let the biscuits sit on the tray for five minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

variations

• If you love the flavour of vanilla, add 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract to the dough.

• Drizzle the biscuits with melted milk or dark chocolate for a homemade take on a chocolate hobnob! 

• You could also add 25g of dried fruit, such as raisins, apricots or cranberries.

egg free oat biscuit recipe

These biscuits are also egg free (the golden syrup binds the mixture together),  so they are the perfect thing to make if you or anyone in your family can’t eat eggs.

more recipes using golden syrup

Golden syrup is the most wonderful ingredient for baking with – try my deliciously sticky golden syrup cake recipe, Scotch pancakes with golden syrup, golden syrup sponge pudding, sticky gingerbread cupcakes, ginger crunch bars and not forgetting of course, flapjacks.

serving suggestions

These simple biscuits are just perfect with a cup of tea for an afternoon treat! 

storing

These biscuits will keep well in an airtight tin for up to five days. They can also be frozen for up to two months. Wrap the (completely cold) biscuits in baking paper/parchment, then place in a plastic box (or use a freezer bag).

want to see more biscuit/cookie recipes?

If you loved this recipe, you might like:

• Homemade Jammie Dodgers

• Cornflake Biscuits

• vanilla custard biscuits

• Easy Shortbread Recipe

• Chocolate Smartie Cookies

• Biscoff stuffed cookies.

For lots more biscuit and cookie recipes, take a look at my cookies and biscuits archive.

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Yield: Makes 20 small biscuits

Oat Biscuits

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These simple oat biscuits are made with golden sryup for a delicious sweet flavour. Leave them plain or drizzle with melted chocolate for a real treat!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 150g (3/4 cup + 3 tbsp) Self Raising Flour
• 150g (3/4 cup) Caster (super fine) Sugar
• 150g (1 + 3/4 cups) Rolled Oats
• 150g (1/2 cup + 3 tbsp) Soft Butter
• 4 Tablespoons Golden Syrup 
• 2 Tablespoons Milk

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/160Fan/350F. Grease and line a large baking tray.
2. Place the self raising flour in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar and oats.
3. Melt the butter, golden syrup and milk together in a medium saucepan.
4. Once the mixture has melted, remove from the heat and pour over the oat and flour mixture. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
5. Using your hands, roll walnut sized pieces of the dough and place them on the baking tray, allowing 1 inch of space between each biscuit to allow for spreading.
6. Bake the biscuits for 12-15 minutes or until they are beginning to turn light golden. The biscuits will still be quite soft in the middle so leave them on the trays for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Notes

For Chocolate Oat Biscuits, Melt 100g dark or milk chocolate in the microwave or in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the cold biscuits or dip the biscuits right in the chocolate for a thicker coating!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

20

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 47Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 8mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 2gProtein: 1g

Calories and nutritional information are provided by a third party application and should be viewed as indicative figures only.

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