Oatmeal and dried fruit cookies are nutritious sweets for breakfast or snack, perfect for those who do sports, study, and for starting the day with lots of energy.
They are really delicious and full of many ingredients, perfect to enjoy alone as a snack or accompanied by milk, coffee, or tea.
The recipe is very simple to prepare, just combine all the ingredients and then bake. This is also a way to recycle some leftover oatmeal bags as it happened to me!
Prepare them and take them to work, one cookie contains the right nutrients to give you the energy needed to face the day.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 20 pieces
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Oatmeal and Dried Fruit Cookies
- 2 cups Oatmeal
- 1/4 cup Hazelnuts (toasted)
- 1/4 cup Almonds
- 1/2 cup Cashews
- 2 tbsps Dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup Dark chocolate chips
- 3 1/2 tbsps Milk
- 7 tbsps Corn oil
- 1 Egg (medium)
- 1/4 cup Brown sugar
- 3 tbsps Plain yogurt
Tools
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Baking tray
- Oven
- Parchment paper
Preparation of Oatmeal and Dried Fruit Cookies
The preparation of the cookies is very simple and quick.
Take a bowl and pour all the ingredients, it’s better if you crush the almonds and hazelnuts a bit beforehand.
First pour the oatmeal and then all the other ingredients gradually.Mix everything well, it should result in a slightly sticky dough. With your hands, take small balls of dough, give them a rounded shape, and place them on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.
Slightly flatten the dough to shape classic shortbread, then transfer the tray to the oven.
Bake the oatmeal and dried fruit cookies in the preheated oven at 356°F (180°C) with a fan for about 15 minutes.
For baking, adjust according to the power of your oven. Sometimes it takes a few minutes more or less.
Remove the cookies from the oven when they are golden brown on the surface.
Place them on a wire rack and let them cool before serving.
Anna suggests…
For making these cookies, you can add or remove ingredients according to your taste, even raisins and walnuts work well in the dough.
The cookies stay soft for a few days, keep them well stored in a cookie box.
Also try these recipes:
Cereal Bars
Oatmeal Baskets
Energy Bars with Mixed Cereals
Indulgent Cup with Cereals
Mixed Cereal Cookies
