Cinnamon Cookies

ByKate Fairlie Updated on
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Cinnamon Cookies - a great lunch box treat.

I’m trying hard to get my head around the big kids going back to school on Thursday… really I am. I even attempted to bake for school lunches yesterday, although these biscuits turned out so good that none of the dough made it to the freezer and the handful of them that are left won’t survive until tomorrow, let alone Thursday.

Still, it is the thought that counts right?

And these cinnamon cookies are so yum, I am pretty sure I’ll be making them again next weekend, anyway.

Cinnamon Cookies - a great lunch box treat.

They have some dark, sticky, black strap molasses in them which helps to make them that lovely dark brown colour. The molasses also adds a boost of iron, and with some whizzed up oats… ah who am I kidding, these are not remotely healthy, they are just a yummy treat.

If you don’t have any molasses you could use honey, or golden syrup, or just leave it out all together. You can also leave out the oats, but they help add some body to the dough and make your biscuits keep their shape better when you cook them… and it can’t hurt to have a few healthy things in there with all the cinnamon and sugar right?

They are crunchy on the edges but soft and chewy inside, and oh so cinnamoney (it is so too a word!).

Cinnamon Cookies

Cinnamon Cookies

Yield: 36 cookies
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

These cinnamon cookies are perfect for school lunches. The kids will love these sweet crunchie cookies.

Ingredients

  • 225 gm butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 tbsp molasses
  • 1 1/2 cups plain flour
  • 3/4 cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the egg, vanilla and molasses and mix well.
  3. Mix together the flour, oat flour (just whiz up some oats in the food processor until fine), baking soda and cinnamon and add it to the wet ingredients. Mix well.
  4. Cover the bowl of mixture with cling wrap and place it in the fridge for 15 minutes. (You can skip this step if you don't mind flat cookies).
  5. Preheat your oven to 180 C (approx 350 F) and line three large trays with baking paper.
  6. Roll teaspoons of mixture into balls and place, spaced well apart, on the tray.
  7. Bake for 10 minutes or until the outside just begins to brown, These are best under cooked rather than over cooked.
  8. Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of sugar if you wish.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 108Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 79mgCarbohydrates: 14gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g
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These biscuits were so good the pesky plastic turtle snuck up and ate one!

Cinnamon Cookies - a great lunch box treat.

What homemade treats do you like to put in your kid’s lunch boxes?

 

Kate is a mum of four, with a degree in early childhood education, and many years experience as an early years teacher and parent educator.
Kate created picklebums to help parents and teachers find lots of play-based activities and printables for kids aged 2-10.

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6 Comments

  1. I love that you tried to make them sound healthy and then decided to be honest! I’ve tried the whole sugar free biscuit thing…they are edible but hardly a treat! I figure one or two homemade biscuits in the girls lunch boxes isn’t going to kill them…everything is homemade and they eat well! Everything in moderation (except for me…I can eat ten biscuits at a time when no one is looking!)

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  3. I have had this recipe printed out since you originally posted them (can’t believe it was January!!) because cinnamon is one of our family’s favourite flavours. Have only JUST got around to trying them and OH MY GOODNESS!!! They are awesome! Lucky I froze some for school lunches or the whole lot would be gone already. They are the perfect chewiness for my American husband, just the right size for the kids and perfect to go with my morning cup of chai tea. So thanks for sharing!!!

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  5. I have had these bookmarked since you posted them but have only just got around to making them. My 4 y.o sin is currently licking the bowl of this mixture and saying ‘ooh yum’. We can’t wait to eat them when they are cooked. I always get confused about the difference between baking soda and baking powder. Your recipe says soda but the picture shows a powder tin. Should it matter which you use?

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    1. Baking soda is pure bicarb and baking powder is a mix of bicarb and other things like corn flour and cream of tar tar.

      In this case it doesn’t matter much… I’ve made this recipe with both, depending on what I have in the cupboard, it just gives the cookies a little lift but they are not super fluffy so either one is fine. Hope that helps

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