By Ankie Niesing– Avid runner and mom to 2 fussy eaters. As a home economist and owner of the Wooden Spoon Kitchen Cooking school she is passionate about healthy eating and helping others to enjoy and make nutritious food.
Delicious, healthy choc-chip cookies that anyone can make, it’s that simple.
Ingredients:
60g Oats 
250g Peanut or any other nut butter
70g Xylitol or honey
1 Egg
50g Chocolate chips or raisins
50g Chopped pecan nuts
5ml Vanilla
2.5ml Baking Soda
2.5ml Cinnamon
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180’C
- Soften peanut butter with a wooden spoon, add oats, xylitol, baking soda, chocolate chips and pecan nuts. Stir through.
- Whisk eggs and vanilla with a fork. Mix through and use hands to press dough into a ball.
- Form dough into even balls (approximately 30g each) and place on a baking tray. Flatten a little
- Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool and place on a wire rack. The biscuits are very soft initially but harden after a while.
Note: Store in an airtight container and consume within three days.
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