Googie’s Kitchen presents Apple, Pecan and Sweet Cinnamon Biscuits or Cookies

‘Coookies’ are always a hit in our house. When I mention to my husband Howard and son Ted that I will be baking biscuits/cookies I always get a positive response. Howard normally asks if they will be my Gingernut Biscuits. I get the impression he really enjoys them. Ted, on the other hand, will normally roll his eyes at the mention of gingernuts. He enjoys them too but I don’t think they are his favourites.

To be honest, I’m not sure which of the biscuits make are his favourites. We are working on that one! Therefore while Ted decides I keep baking my new ideas. This year we had a bumper harvest of apples from our little apple tree so I decided to add the apples to biscuits. I have never tried to add apples to a biscuit before but I’m so please I did. The cookies were so yummy I nearly gobble the lot. We love these biscuits and we hope you enjoy them too. Below is a video and recipe for you.

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Equipment

• Nutribullet or blender
• Mixing bowls x 2
• Scales
• Mixing spoon
• Electric Whisk
• Teaspoon
• Baking tray
• Grease proof paper
• Rolling pin
• Boards for the cookies
• Large cookie cutter
• Cooling rack

Ingredients

• Gluten free oats x 150g
• Rice flour or plain flour x 200g, plus extra for dusting
• Pecans x 60g
• Coconut sugar x 150g
• Baking powder x 1 tsp
• Vegan butter, ghee or unsalted butter (if not vegan) x 150g
• Apple and pear puree x 3 tbsps

Method

• Take the vegan butter, ghee or unsalted butter from the fridge a couple of hours before use.
• Pour the gluten free oats and pecans into the nutribullet or blender and blend until they form a wet flour.
• Mix the ground oats, ground pecans, baking powder and rice flour or plain flour in the large mixing bowl and mix together.
• Cut the vegan butter, ghee or butter into chunks and put into the another mixing bowl.
• Add in the coconut sugar and apple and pear puree and cream these ingredients together with the electric whisk.
• Then finally add the flour ingredients to the ingredients in the other bowl.
• Mix until they form a large ball and use your hands to do so if you need to.
• Using the extra brown rice flour, roll out the dough.
• Roll out the dough to about a half centimetre thickness.
• Use the cutter and cut your biscuits.
• Repeat the process until you have used all the dough.
• Place the biscuits onto boards and put into the fridge for about thirty minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C or gas mark 4.
• Place on the baking tray and bake for around 12 – 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Finally place on a cooling rack and leave to cool.
• Then serve with a nice cup of tea or coffee and enjoy.

Apple, Pecan and Sweet Cinnamon Biscuits/Cookies were a huge hit. We took them on a picnic we had at the weekend with friends and they enjoyed them as well. They are a great lunchbox filler or morning or afternoon snack. Howard and Ted often enjoy them as an after dinner treat too. They would make a really lovely present for a friend or relative as well. That’s if you can bear to give them away. However you decide to eat these biscuits, as always, please enjoy. Thank you xxx