Treacle Oat Cookies are crisp and delicious cookies made with oats, coconut and the rich taste of treacle (molasses). They are such a good biscuit, and are easy to make and I would urge you to give them a try.
Homemade cookies and biscuits are always so much nicer than the ones you buy in the supermarket and you know exactly what has gone into them.
What is Treacle?
Treacle is a dark thick syrup and is a by product of the sugar refining process. Molasses is similar to treacle and can also be used in this recipe.
What kind of oats should I use?
Use rolled oats for this recipe, these are easily available and can be used in different bakes as well as to make a warming bowl of porridge (oatmeal).
What kind of coconut should I use?
Use finely shreded dessicated coconut. The larger dried coconut flakes are not suitable for these cookies.
How to make Treacle Oat Cookies
These Treacle Oat Cookies are really easy to make and a great way to fill up your cookie jar with a homemade treat.
All quantities and full instructions can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the page
Mix the dry ingredients
Combine the flour with the oats and coconut in a bowl.
Melt the butter and sugars
- Put butter, sugar, and treacle into a saucepan
- bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
- Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in milk
- Add the bicarbonate of soda mix to the butter, sugar, and treacle mix. It puffs up like puff candy and looks like a stripey tiger!
Combine the dry and wet ingredients
Pour hot treacle mixture on to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Leave on one side for 30 minutes or until firm.
Make the cookies
- Cover a baking sheet with baking parchment
- Break off 18 small pieces of the mixture and roll into walnut-sized balls and place on the baking sheet
- Leave lots of space around the cookies because they spread as they bake
- Bake for 10-12 minutes
NOTE
Due to the high sugar content these cookies can burn easily if overbaked. As every oven is different check them frequently to make sur they don’t catch.
Cool the Cookies
- Leave on the baking trays for 1-2 minutes
- Remove to a cooling rack
How do you store the Treacle Oat Cookies?
Store the cookies in an airtight container such as a biscuit tin or a plastic box with an airtight lid.
How long can you store the cookies?
Treacle Oat Cookies will keep in an airtight tin for up to 2 weeks. However, I very much doubt that you will be able to keep them as long as that because they are just too good.
Alternative Ingredients
- Replace the coconut with sunflower seeds and/or pumpkin seeds.
- Replace the coconut with chopped hazelnuts or walnuts.
- Use Golden Syrup in place of treacle/molasses.
Treacle Oat Cookies are some of the nicest biscuits I have ever made they are crisp and sweet and perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
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Treacle Oat Cookies
Ingredients
- 100 g self-raising flour sifted
- 75 g rolled oats
- 25 g desiccated coconut or mixed seeds (sunflower, sesame, pumpkin)
- 100 g butter
- 125 g caster sugar
- 2 tbsp treacle
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Combine flour with oats and coconut
- Put butter, sugar and treacle into saucepan, very slowly bring to the boil, stirring all the time.
- Remove from heat. Add bicarbonate of soda dissolved in milk.
- Pour hot mixture on to dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Leave on one side for 30 minutes or until firm.
- Break off 18 pieces of mixture and roll into walnut sized balls.
- Transfer to buttered baking trays (leaving room between to allow for spreading), Bake in centre of moderate oven 170C for 10 -12 minutes.
- Leave on trays for 1 or 2 minutes before transferring to wire cooling rack. Store in an airtight tin when cold.
Notes
Nutrition
Camilla @FabFood4All says
Ooh I want that book Janice I didn't know it existed as I have the 2 later versions on my bookshelf and there are some great regional recipes in them! Your cookies sound great and I would leave out the dessicated coconut in favour of sesame seeds, best of all there is no rolling out and cutting with these cookies which can be such a fiddle! Thanks for sharing:-)
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Camilla, you might find it on ebay or through a specialist book seller. It pretty much covers all aspects of cookery and the recipes are simple and well written.
belleau kitchen says
There is nothing like finding that great cookie recipe that you know you'll cook again and again. I just live how dark these look too. It's a great post. Thank you so much for entering and showing off such a fab cook book with the most ridiculous cover! Xx
Jean says
With rolled oats, coconut and treacle in them, how could they be anything but completely yummy?!
I no longer have my Dairy cookbooks -I long since took them to the charity shop, thinking the recipes were far too old fashioned…….how daft …… I wonder who's enjoying them now !!
Emma says
These look fantastic, I have seen this challenge around a lot lately and am definitely going to have to give it a go its such a good idea.
A Trifle Rushed says
oats! So they must be healthy, I do love rediscovering theses old recipes, and I have a tin of treacle waiting back in Richmond, so I think these will be baked very soon! Yum!
Janice Pattie says
Dom – you are so right and I'm glad you enjoyed seeing the cover, I am so familiar with it I hadn't noticed how bizarre it was!
Jean – I hope someone rescued them, they do seem old fashioned but nothing wrong with the recipes.
Emma – oh please do take part, it's a lot of fun and makes you try cookbooks and recipes you may have overlooked.
Jude: Yes, of course they are very healthy 😉
Stuart Vettese says
Loving those biccies – my mum has that cookbook kicking about – must get it off her! Love the photo too Janice.
Jacqueline @Howtobeagourmand says
Lovely looking biscuits Janice and a super idea to use sesame seeds instead of coconut. I bet a couple of these would get you through a cold afternoon!
Caroline - All That I'm Eating says
What a great random recipe! I'm pretty sure everyone has a copy of the Dairy Book of Cookery, I think I've even got 2! These Treacle Bites sound lovely.
Choclette says
Janice, how do you get your biscuits to look so uniform? Very impressive. They sound delicious too. I remember making biscuits quite a lot with treacle when I was young, but hardly ever use it these days – something has gone wrong somewhere!
And I so want your glut of oats – hard to imagine in this household where porridge is regular breakfast fare.
MrsP says
My Mum has that book and bought me the new version a couple of years ago. Great book.
Janice Pattie says
Ah Choclette – most of them were not even, I picked the best ones for the photo!
Johanna GGG says
these biscuits look lovely – I love treacle in baking. and they sound quite similar to anzac biscuits that we have in australia but we use golden syrup instead of treacle so I am sure these would be great with golden syrup
Laura Loves Cakes says
Wow, these must be good if they're the best biscuits you've ever made!! I just love the name…Treacle Bite. I'm also rather partial to porridge oats with treacle, so these would be right up my street…and I think my Dad would love them too! I might have to make a batch 🙂
Anonymous says
I've made them today with golden syrup – a big thumbs up. Will definately make these again. Thank you
Stacy says
These sound and look wonderful. I am always on the lookout for a biscuit recipe that will freeze well uncooked and I suspect I could roll those little balls and freeze them to bake later. If I give it a try, I'll let you know!
Carole says
Janice, thanks for adding these to the treats table. Cheers
Gill Turner says
So very pleased to find this recipe on the internet! My copy of the earlier edition of The Dairy Book of Home Cookery went AWoL when my daughter borrowed it at university. This recipe in particular was much lamented. Thanks so much for posting it!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Gill, they are super cookies, so crisp and with a rich flavour. Let me know if there are any other recipes you are looking for from the Dairy book.
Lesley Garden says
These cookies look delicious I love treacle and will have to give these a try.
Janice Pattie says
Thanks Lesley, they are really good.
Kavey says
Really love the sound and look of these, treacle is a great flavour with oats! Yum!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks, Kavey. They are really great with a tea or coffee
Anna | Once Upon A Food Blog says
I have 2 tins of treacle sitting in my cupboard as I didn’t know I had one and went and bought another when cooking with treacle last autumn – so I’ll be making these tonight. I can’t wait.
Janice Pattie says
That’s great, do let me know if you like them.
Martin says
These didn’t spread while cooking. Annoying.
Janice Pattie says
I’m sorry to hear that Martin. I’ve never had any problems with the cookies spreading.
Jacqui – Only Crumbs Remain:Recipes Made Easy says
These look like fabulous crisp and crunch cookies – pass the tin!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks, Jacqui! They don’t last long in the biscuit tin, that’s for sure.
Helen - Cooking with my kids says
I love the colour of these. They’d go perfectly with a cup of tea!
Janice Pattie says
Thanks. They definitely go well with a cup of tea!
Cat says
I love making cookies and these look so crisp and tasty.
Janice Pattie says
They are old fashioned crisp biscuits or cookies.
Jenny Walters says
Oh these sound wonderfully darkly delicious. The sort of cookie you can’t forget! Great for Xmas! Thank you for sharing them with #CookBlogShare
Janice Pattie says
Thanks, Jenny. They are popular at any time of year.
Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
I’ve love to scoff a few of these round the bonfire!
Janice Pattie says
Great idea! They would be ideal for that.
Choclette says
Anything with treacle in the title has to be good. I’m so glad you’ve reminded me of these fabulous biscuits. The addition of coconut sounds wonderful too. I might just have to make a batch today.
Janice Pattie says
Thank you, they are so good.