Oat Bran Date Cookies Recipe

Oat Bran Date Cookies Recipe

1 cup white self raising flour

1 cup whole meal self raising flour

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 cup crunchy oat bran cereal

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

100g butter, chopped

1 cup chopped dates

1 egg, lightly beaten

2/3 cup milk

2 tbsp castor sugar

Method:

• Sift flours and nutmeg into bowl, stir in bran and brown sugar, rub in butter. Stir in dates, egg and enough milk to give a soft consistency. Drop level tablespoons of mixture about 5 cm apart onto greased oven trays, sprinkle with castor sugar.

• Bake in moderate oven for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on trays.