Rum Soaked Raisin Cookies

Rum Soaked Raisin Cookies
The festive season doesn't feel right without my famous rum soaked goodies. I kicked off the rum addiction with these awesome healthy, scrumptious and crispy cookies. They are very simple to make and go well with your evening cup of tea, coffee or milk. It could even be your breakfast when you are in a rush. It has the goodness of oats, wheat flour and jaggery along with coconut oil and walnuts; healthy fats. Yes, the rum soaked raisins add to the fun. So go on and enjoy them.

Ingredients

Wholewheat flour – 1 ¼ cups

Rolled oats – 1 cup

Jaggery (powdered) – ¾ cup (add more if desired)

Egg – 1

Butter – ½ cup

Coconut oil – ¼ cup

Raisins (soaked in run for a week or more) – ¾ cup (can add more)

Vanilla essence – ¼ tsp

Baking powder – ¼ tsp

Baking soda – ¼ tsp

Salt – ¼ tsp

Cinnamon – ½ tsp

Cloves, nutmeg, ginger – ¼ tsp each         

Walnut (roasted) – ¼ tsp

Method

Beat the jaggery and butter

Add egg, spice powders, salt, baking powder and soda and mix well

Add the wheat flour and mix well

Add little milk if the mixture is too dry

Add the oats and walnuts and mix

Add the raisins and mix again

Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees C for about 25 mins till done

Let it cool in the oven to become crisp