It’s the last weekend of the month, so time to make biscuits. This month, oat and coconut biscuits. They’re a bit like nobbly Hobnobs – or what Hobnobs would be like if they weren’t rolled out flat.

The following quantities make 50 biscuits, so can be reduced as necessary to make smaller batches (half them for two-dozen biscuits).

225g (8oz) porridge oats
225g (8oz) unsweetened ground coconut
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
225g (8oz) sugar
285g (10oz) butter
5 tablespoons of syrup

Gently warm the butter and syrup in a pan so that they mix together as a thick, runny liquid. Don’t let them boil or the syrup will start to crystalise.

Meanwhile, mix all of your dry ingredients together in a very large bowl. Once the syrup and butter are warm and liquified, pour them into the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Start with a wooden spoon as the mixture may be hot, but you will probably find, eventually, that it is best to get your hands in for a thorough mixing.

When well combined, form the mixture into small balls, slightly smaller than a golf ball, and press flat. You will probably only be able to form the balls by squeezing them in your hands, as they will not roll. Lay them out on a greased baking tray and cook at 160 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes, by which point they should be browning on the surface. Remove from the oven and allow them to harden slightly, then transfer them to racks to cool fully.

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4 Responses to “Oat and Coconut biscuits”

1. Stevie says:

   November 30, 2007 at 5:37 pm

   These are very similar to Anzac biscuits which are my whole families favourites. The only difference is we use plain flour with some bicarbonate of soda dissolved in a little warm water.
2. Emma says:

   November 11, 2008 at 3:44 pm

   made them – they were fab – loved by all and foolproof recipe
   cheers!
3. jaypeg says:

   May 4, 2009 at 1:23 pm

   Just made your biscuits and they were ace! Thanks for the recipe, it was really easy to follow. I used half light brown and dark muscovado sugar to give them a toffee like twang though.
4. Florence says:

   April 14, 2010 at 9:21 pm

   Just Googled coconut biscuits and came up with these delicious morsels! I used light muscovado sugar and they turned out reet good. Will definitely make them again.
   Many thanks!