Ok so it’s true, I don’t eat grains. So you may be thinking, what the hell is she doing with Oatmeal Cookies then?

Before you say hypocrite with a capital H, let me explain.

So I am in heaven with all my sweet and chocolate creations – go PB2! But hubby can’t tolerate any in that list – so more for me, yay! Oops, I mean… poor thing. But he is A-ok with some grains. We think there may be a gluten sensitivity in there somewhere, and we’ve switched to gluten free bread.

As for oats, one of their redeeming features is that they don’t have gluten – unless they are cross contaminated with other grains, which most oats are – but I sniffed out the Gluten Free Oats brand which covers all that nonsense, so we are covered from all angles.

So the inspiration came from wanting to make him a sweetish snack like I enjoy with ingredients that he can actually eat. So I went in search of oat cookies because oats are pretty safe for him. So I came across the 2-ingredient recipe – happy bells ringing already with the simplicity – of the banana and oat cookie. Mash banana, oats in, cook for about 15 mins and hey presto!

Supposedly.

I figured the sweetness of the banana was supposed to have that angle covered as well as the sticking together part. Other people put other mix-ins too like chocolate chips or nuts – but no and no for me, as he can’t eat those.

So I tried it and…

…what kind of cross between sawdust and sponge is that supposed to be? It was terrible! And here was blog after blog espousing how delicious they were. On what planet?

I even tried to add a bit more sweetener to see if that was the problem but still – errrrk! They taste like they are stale straight out of the oven and very quickly deteriorate after that.

I didn’t think I was a fussy eater at all – I can eat tuna and cucumbers for dinner five nights in a row! But there is something that just gets me when the texture is wrong and believe me, this was all kinds of wrong and tasteless too.

Making it easy and tasty

So then I got to thinking, the best shortbread in the world has only three ingredients – butter, sugar and flour – so what would happen if I put butter, honey and oats? Kind of like the sesame snaps. I wondered if it would stick together without flour. Good chance because the sesame snaps do. When that honey heats up and turns to toffee, everything seems to stick. (Well you remember the paper fiasco! Everything sticks!)

So I tried it and….

OMG! It is amazing. Tastes delicious, is super crunchy. It spreads out quite a bit but still holds a bit of its shape too. It is like the most amazing light velvety biscuit you’ve ever tried. Perfect texture, taste and only three ingredients! Kind of like Butternut Snap biscuits, but better.

I am all for simple recipes and definitely in favour of healthy ingredients going in, however unless the end result competes with the likes of junk food in taste, then people are going to run screaming away from healthy food. It’s like when people think eating healthy is lettuce leaves and nothing else – that oat/banana cookie is the equivalent of that.

So on to the taste sensation…

Print Recipe

Oat Snap Cookies

Using only three ingredients, it's an easy crunchy delight. Perfect for the school lunchbox.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time12 minutes mins

Total Time17 minutes mins

Course: Snack

Cuisine: Healthy

Keyword: 3 ingredients, Cookies, Easy

Servings: 4

Equipment

• bowl
• baking tray

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oats
• 2 TBS butter
• 2 TBS honey

Instructions

• Melt the butter.
• Then mix everything together.
• Take teaspoons full and place on a paper-lined tray, giving room to spread.
  
• Flatten out a little.
• Bake for 12 mins at 180C (360F) – now watch them as your oven may be different than mine. You want to see a beautiful golden colour.
• Then don’t touch them until they cool completely.

Notes

Perfect for the kid’s lunchboxes as they won’t melt in the heat.

And for those who steadfastly don’t do grains, I have a follow on treat for you next week. This one was equally super delicious in its own way. I didn’t even have time to take a picture of these ones before they were all munched, so I will have to make them again – what a shame!!! Ha ha.

Sunshine.

Kristy x

2021 Update – I now eat following Dr Ray Peat principles and have written four books for others to learn how to return to a fast metabolism and optimal healthy body. Read more here.