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February 8, 2019 By Janice Pattie 40 Comments

Treacle Oat Cookies

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Easy Treacle Oat Cookies, crisp sweet and oaty cookies to fill your cookie jar #cookies #treacle #oats #recipe

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.

Stack of Treackle Oat Cookies

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.

Rolled oats

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).

Coconut halves

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

Flour in a bowl

Mix the dry ingredients

Combine the flour with the oats and coconut in a bowl.

Adding the bicarbonate of soda to the treacle mixture is a lot of fun

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!
Bowl of gingerbread mixture

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.

small calls of the Treacle Oat Cookie Mix on a baking sheet

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
Sticky little balls of Treacle Oat Cookies ready to bake
  • 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 Treacle Oat cookies on a coiling rack

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.

sunflower seeds

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.
A plate of delicious Treacle Oat Cookies

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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A stack of delicious Treacle Oat Cookies

Treacle Oat Cookies

Crisp oat and coconut cookies with rich treacle for a full flavour.
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Prep Time 35 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Baking
Cuisine British
Servings 24
Calories 89 kcal

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

Do watch your oven temperature, as ovens can be slightly different and the high sugar content means that these cookies may burn around the edges if the oven is too hot. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 89kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 83mgPotassium: 45mgSugar: 6gVitamin A: 105IUCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.3mg
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  1. Camilla @FabFood4All says

    April 9, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    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:-)

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  2. Janice Pattie says

    April 9, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    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.

    Reply
  3. belleau kitchen says

    April 10, 2013 at 4:46 am

    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

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  4. Jean says

    April 10, 2013 at 7:01 am

    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 !!

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  5. Emma says

    April 10, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    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.

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  6. A Trifle Rushed says

    April 10, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    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!

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  7. Janice Pattie says

    April 10, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    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 😉

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  8. Stuart Vettese says

    April 10, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    Loving those biccies – my mum has that cookbook kicking about – must get it off her! Love the photo too Janice.

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  9. Jacqueline @Howtobeagourmand says

    April 11, 2013 at 5:49 am

    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!

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  10. Caroline - All That I'm Eating says

    April 11, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    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.

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  11. Choclette says

    April 11, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    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.

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  12. MrsP says

    April 11, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    My Mum has that book and bought me the new version a couple of years ago. Great book.

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  13. Janice Pattie says

    April 11, 2013 at 6:22 pm

    Ah Choclette – most of them were not even, I picked the best ones for the photo!

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  14. Johanna GGG says

    April 12, 2013 at 10:09 am

    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

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  15. Laura Loves Cakes says

    April 14, 2013 at 6:55 pm

    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 🙂

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  16. Anonymous says

    April 16, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    I've made them today with golden syrup – a big thumbs up. Will definately make these again. Thank you

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  17. Stacy says

    April 30, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    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!

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  18. Carole says

    June 21, 2013 at 2:05 am

    Janice, thanks for adding these to the treats table. Cheers

    Reply
  19. Gill Turner says

    December 23, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    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!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      December 23, 2015 at 7:18 pm

      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.

      Reply
  20. Lesley Garden says

    February 9, 2019 at 7:50 am

    These cookies look delicious I love treacle and will have to give these a try.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      February 9, 2019 at 8:22 am

      Thanks Lesley, they are really good.

      Reply
  21. Kavey says

    February 9, 2019 at 10:34 am

    Really love the sound and look of these, treacle is a great flavour with oats! Yum!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      February 9, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      Thanks, Kavey. They are really great with a tea or coffee

      Reply
  22. Anna | Once Upon A Food Blog says

    February 14, 2019 at 10:38 am

    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.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      February 15, 2019 at 7:54 am

      That’s great, do let me know if you like them.

      Reply
  23. Martin says

    April 6, 2020 at 11:54 am

    These didn’t spread while cooking. Annoying.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      April 6, 2020 at 12:31 pm

      I’m sorry to hear that Martin. I’ve never had any problems with the cookies spreading.

      Reply
  24. Jacqui – Only Crumbs Remain:Recipes Made Easy says

    October 6, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    These look like fabulous crisp and crunch cookies – pass the tin!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 6, 2020 at 7:18 pm

      Thanks, Jacqui! They don’t last long in the biscuit tin, that’s for sure.

      Reply
  25. Helen - Cooking with my kids says

    October 8, 2020 at 10:46 am

    I love the colour of these. They’d go perfectly with a cup of tea!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 8, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      Thanks. They definitely go well with a cup of tea!

      Reply
  26. Cat says

    October 9, 2020 at 3:07 pm

    I love making cookies and these look so crisp and tasty.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 9, 2020 at 3:29 pm

      They are old fashioned crisp biscuits or cookies.

      Reply
  27. Jenny Walters says

    October 11, 2020 at 8:59 pm

    Oh these sound wonderfully darkly delicious. The sort of cookie you can’t forget! Great for Xmas! Thank you for sharing them with #CookBlogShare

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 12, 2020 at 9:02 am

      Thanks, Jenny. They are popular at any time of year.

      Reply
  28. Kat (The Baking Explorer) says

    October 11, 2020 at 9:25 pm

    I’ve love to scoff a few of these round the bonfire!

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 12, 2020 at 9:01 am

      Great idea! They would be ideal for that.

      Reply
  29. Choclette says

    October 12, 2020 at 9:22 am

    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.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      October 12, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      Thank you, they are so good.

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