Crunchy Oat Chocolate Chip Biscuits
8th April 2024Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in the UK, biscuits (or cookies) were small and, with the exception of Jaffa Cakes, they were normally crunchy. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I tried American style large chocolate chip cookies with a gorgeous gooey centre. I genuinely love both, but recently I have been craving the small, crispy biscuits from my youth. Although these are somewhat bigger by comparison, they are deliciously crispy and crunchy and are the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee. Equally, if you live over the pond, they work wonderfully well…
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