Oat Cookies

This recipe comes from Queen of baking Mary Berry. It's her version of the old McVities Abbey Crunch biscuits (now no longer in production). My children love these!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 28 cookies

Ingredients

• 175  g self raising flour
• 75  g porridge oats
• 175  g granulated sugar
• 1  teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 175  g butter
• 2  tablespoons golden syrup

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to Gas 4/180°C.
2. Grease 2 large baking sheets.
3. Put flour, oats, sugar, bicarb and baking powder in a bowl.
4. Put the butter and syrup into a pan over a low heat, stirring until the butter combines with the syrup. Pour into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir until well combined, using your hands to keep the dough together.
5. Turn the mixture out of the bowl and divide into 28. Shape it into balls about 2 cm thick.
6. Arrange on the baking sheets, but not too close as they spread! Press the tops to flatten a little.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden and firm.
8. N.B. They also freeze very well.