Chocolate Chip Crunchies

Ingredients:

• 250 g (270 ml) butter/ baking margarine
• 200 g (250 ml) sugar
• 140 g (250 ml) Snowflake Brown Bread Flour
• 2 ml salt
• 160 g (500 ml) rolled oats
• 80 g (250 ml) desiccated coconut, toasted
• 140 g (200 ml) chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
• 30 ml golden syrup
• 5 ml vanilla essence
• 2 ml bicarbonate of soda
• 50 ml boiling water

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Line a baking tray with baking paper, set aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter/ margarine and sugar until light and creamy.

3. Sift the flour and salt into the margarine mixture. Add in the bran from the sieve, rolled oats, coconut, and chocolate. In a separate small mixing jug, mix the syrup, vanilla, bicarbonate of soda and water.

4. Mix the wet and dry ingredients until combined. Place spoonfuls of the mixture onto a baking tray, allowing enough space for spreading.

5. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden.

6. Remove onto a cooling rack to cool before handling. Using a serrated knife, cut into squares when still slightly warm, but not hot.

Variations, Hints and Tips:

• Replace the chocolate in this recipe with dried raisins or cranberries.
• Replace the oats in this recipe with Rice Crispies.
• Add in 10 ml of ground cinnamon with the sifted flour.

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