Malaysia - Date and Oat Cookies

Date and Oat Cookies

Ingredients

-       200g plain flour Sifted

-       3/4 tsp baking powder

-       1/4 tsp salt

-       75g almonds, coarsely chopped

-       30g quick cooking oats

-       140g butter

-       125g castor sugar

-       3/4 tsp vanilla essence

-       1 small egg

Topping

-       100g good quality plain chocolate, melted

Directions

-       Line baking trays with greased greaseproof paper.

-       Put the oats in a food processor and blend until fairly fine.

-       Remove and set aside.

-       Beat butter, sugar and essence until light and creamy.

-       Add the egg and continue to beat for 1 minute or until light and fluffy.

-       Sift in flour, baking powder and salt to mix.

-       Briefly stir in the oats, chopped dates and almonds with a metal spoon.

-       Lightly form into balls Place them on prepared trays and bake in preheated oven at 170°C degrees C for 15–20 minutes or until golden brown.

-       Allow to cool for 1 minute on the trays before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

To melt the chocolate

-       Put chocolate in a heatproof bowl.

-       Place the bowl over a saucepan of hot water and stir until chocolate melts.

-       Put into a piping bag and pipe fine lines over the cookies.