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FROM THE COTTAGE KITCHEN • MABON ♡

Spiced Oat
Biscuits

Warmly spiced, gently chewy and made for autumn tea

Crisp around the edges and softly chewy in the middle, these simple oat biscuits are made for rainy afternoons, fresh tea, and the first cooler evenings of the turning year.

They also make a lovely little homemade gift — tucked into a tin, wrapped in parchment, or added to a thoughtful autumn hamper.

Spiced oat biscuits on a plate in a warm autumn cottage kitchen.
From the Cottage Kitchen ♡
AWAITING
COTTAGE
TEST

Ingredients

  • 125g unsalted butter, softened
  • 90g soft light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon clear honey or golden syrup
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 110g plain flour
  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • A small pinch of ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt
  • 150g rolled oats

Method ♡

1
Prepare the trays. Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
2
Cream the butter and sugar together until smooth and slightly lighter.
3
Add the honey, egg and vanilla, then beat in until combined.
4
Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt.
5
Stir the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, then fold in the oats.
6
Chill the dough for about 20 minutes.
7
Heat the oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, or Gas Mark 4.
8
Spoon rounded tablespoons of mixture onto the trays and flatten gently.
9
Bake for 12–15 minutes until the edges are golden.
10
Leave on the trays for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool.
Ingredients for spiced oat biscuits laid out in a warm autumn cottage kitchen.
Simple pantry ingredients
Freshly baked spiced oat biscuits on a tray in a cosy autumn cottage kitchen.
Bake until gently golden

Cottage Notes ♡

  • For softer centres, remove the biscuits while the middle still looks slightly underdone.
  • For crisper biscuits, flatten them a little more and bake until evenly golden.
  • Try adding raisins, chopped nuts or seeds for an extra autumn touch.
  • If giving as a gift, allow them to cool completely before wrapping or storing.

Dawn’s Kitchen Note ♡

A lovely little biscuit for quiet afternoons, tea breaks and handmade autumn hampers.

This recipe is currently waiting on the Cottage testing table. Once baked and tweaked in your own kitchen, it can later be updated with a real test-batch photograph too.

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