Cinnamon spice cookies

Name: Cinnamon spice cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Serves 12

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Serves

Skill

Vegetarian

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Serves

Skill

Weet Bix Snacks and Slices Lunchbox Desserts Picnics and Snacks Low in Fat Low in Sodium

A good biscuit is a staple of any recipe collection and these cookies certainly hit the spot! They’re sure to become a lunchbox favourite or after school treat for the kids.

Ingredients

125g margarine
½ cup castor sugar
1 egg
1 cup pitted dates, chopped
½ cup walnut pieces
1 cup self-raising white flour
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp mixed spice
4 Weet-Bix, crushed

Nutrition per serving

Weight, measurement and temperature conversions

1050 kJ

energy kj

4 g

protein

4 g

saturated fat

2.9 g

dietary fibre

30 g

carbohydrate

18 g

sugars

225 mg

sodium

Method

Place margarine and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add egg and beat well.
Stir through dates and walnuts. Add sifted flour and spices. Mix well.
Form spoonfuls of mixture into balls and roll in crushed Weet-Bix. Place on lightly greased oven trays and press down with a fork.
Bake in a moderate oven. 180°C for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

125g margarine
½ cup castor sugar
1 egg
1 cup pitted dates, chopped
½ cup walnut pieces
1 cup self-raising white flour
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp mixed spice
4 Weet-Bix, crushed