Chocolate Oat Cakes (Scotland)
- 1/4 cup hazelnuts, finely chopped
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/2 cup rolled old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- Click here to see how these treats are made.
- These are our take on the classic British digestive biscuit.
- We added chocolate to highlight the richness of the oats, and hazelnuts for texture and crunch.
- We love that they aren't too sweet, making them the perfect match for afternoon tea.
- Baking them in muffin tins gives them a gorgeous tea-cake shape, but they're also delicious as drop cookies.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 mini muffin tins with mini muffin liners, or set out 20 mini muffin liners on a baking sheet.
- Lightly spray liners with nonstick spray and sprinkle the hazelnuts into the bottom of each muffin liner.
- Whisk the flour, cocoa, wheat germ, oats, spices and salt together in a medium bowl.
- With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and sugar in another bowl until combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add the egg yolks and beat together.
- Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Scoop a tablespoon of dough (about 3/4 ounce) into the mini muffin tins or liners, on top of the nuts.
- (Alternatively, drop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and top with chopped nuts.)
- Bake until the cookies are cooked through and nuts are toasty, about 15 minutes (drop cookies will bake slightly faster).
- Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.
- Serve.
- Busy baker's tips: Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Freeze formed dough in cups for up to 1 week.
- Baked cookies can also be frozen for up to 2 weeks.
hazelnuts, allpurpose, dutch, rolled old, freshly ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, egg yolks
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chocolate-oat-cakes-scotland-recipe.html (may not work)