Monday, 25 November 2013

Weet-Bix Cookies




Weet-Bix Cookies

4 Sanitarium Weet-Bix, crushed
2/3 cup rolled oats
¾ cup wholemeal flour
100g brown sugar
1/3 cup dark choc bits
2/3 cup dried apricots, diced
3 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons golden syrup
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¼ cup boiling water

1. Mix together Weet-Bix, rolled oats, flour, sugar, choc bits and apricots until well combined.

2. Place margarine and golden syrup in a small saucepan and heat gently

until melted.

3. Mix bicarbonate of soda and water together then pour into margarine mixture.  Add to dry ingredients and stir to combine.

4. Place tablespoons of mixture onto baking trays lined with baking paper.

Bake at 160ºC for 15-20 minutes. Cool on trays before serving.

 

Note: If you prefer your biscuits chewy, cook them for 15 minutes. For crunchier biscuits leave them in the oven for 20 minutes.

 
Per cookie: 420 Kilojoules (100 calories). Protein 2g. Total Fat 3g. Saturated Fat 1g. Carbohydrate 16g.

Total Sugars 10g. Sodium 60mg. Potassium 145mg. Calcium 20mg. Iron 0.9mg. Fibre 1.6g.