Chocolate-chip Oat Biscuits Recipe

  
 

Biscuits, Bars And Cookies Recipes - Chocolate-chip Oat Biscuits

Ingredients

  • 115g/1 cu plain flour

  • 2.5ml/1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

  • 1.5ml/1/4 tsp salt

  • 1.5ml/1/4 tsp baking powder

  • 115g/1/2 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature

  • 115g/generous 1/2 cup caster sugar

  • 90g/generous 1/2 cup light brown sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 2.5ml/1/2 tsp vanilla essence

  • 75g/1/2 cup rolled oats

  • 175g/1 cup plain chocolate chips

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F /Gas 4. Grease three or four baking sheets. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl. Set aside.

  2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter or margarine and the sugars together. Add the egg and vanilla, and beat until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until thoroughly blended. Stir in the rolled oats and plain chocolate chips, mixing well with a wooden spoon. The dough should be crumbly.

  3. Drop heaped teaspoonfuls on to the baking sheets, about 2.5cm/1in apart. Bake until just firm around the edges but still soft in the centers, about 15 minutes. With a palette knife, transfer the biscuits to a wire rack to cool.