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Nutrition: per cookie

  • kcal201
  • fat8g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs28g
  • sugars14g
  • fibre2g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.3g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat oven to 150C/130C fan/gas 2. Line a baking tray with baking parchment. Using children’s scissors, cut the apricots into small pieces.

  • step 2

    Put the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat well with a wooden spoon. Use very soft butter to make it easy for young wrists to beat the butter and sugar together. Add the condensed milk, beat well, then add the oats and apricots, and mix well again. Finally, add the flour and mix until it starts to disappear – you can use your hands to mix it, too.

  • step 3

    Bring the dough together into one big ball, then break into 6 equal-sized lumps (this ensures the cookies bake at the same time). Roll each into a ball, then squash onto the baking parchment with the palm of your hand.

  • step 4

    Bake for 25-30 mins until golden on the edges. Leave to cool on the tray. The cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

RECIPE TIPS
EQUIPMENT

To make the cookies you'll need scales, mixing bowl, tablespoon, wooden spoon, children’s scissors, baking tray and baking parchment.

FOR PARENTS

For this, everything needs to be weighed/laid out beforehand. Cutting apricots with children’s scissors makes light work of the job, and means younger kids can own the task of chopping without using a knife. Dividing the mixture into 6 even-sized balls will teach kids basic division. Dividing by eye will come with practice and is easier for older children. To teach older kids about numbers, you can use electric scales to make sure each ball is roughly the same weight.

BEFORE YOU START

Wash your hands, tie back long hair and put on an apron.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2012

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A star rating of 4.1 out of 5.12 ratings

toriaeley

I doubled the recipe and made these with raisins (72g). I left them in the oven for 30 minutes as they seemed a little softer in the middle at 20/25 minutes. This was still slightly present when I took them out but they cooled hard. Could have taken them out earlier I think. Very nice though.

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joferg

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Really nice recipe & very quick to make. I made 8 biscuits. Apricots are very good but would work with any dried fruit. Think this will be a regular bake.

mummylizemore

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

My 5 year old son enjoyed making these. I weighed out the ingredients& he happily carried on by himself. We split the mixture into 12 which made childrens sized cookies. We used chocolate chips on this occasion but will make them again & again with different variations. Very tasty &…

dcoops07

Lovely cookies fun to make. We have made all different flavours, cranberries, blueberries (dried but I soaked them)! I think I'll reduce the sugar amounts......!

suem0rg4n

These are lovely - very, very sweet so I reduce the sugar to 35g. Easy to over bake and go dry so be careful. I make a batch every week, using lots of different dried fruit depending on what I have in(dates are the current favourite!) for my children to take to school for morning snack, they are…

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