MALTED OAT ‘n’ PISTACHIO COOKIES & A DISTINCT AWARD…GASP!!
Malted Oat ‘n’ Pistachio Cookies
Made a few changes as I obviously would want to. Added nuts to add to crunch & taste; had to be pistachios which have found loads of favour with me these days. I think even walnuts would be a great option. The original cookie was supposed to be a crisp ‘n’ crunchy cookie…ideal to serve with morning coffee! In my great laziness, didn’t realize that we needed malt extract (help, what’s that???) until I had tossed all the dry ingredients together!!!
Aaaaaaaaaaargh…very Garfield moment in my life, just like it says on my fave coffee mug you see in the pic – ‘FACE IT’ , & I had to!! I used corn syrup instead. Maybe 1 tsp would have turned out a crisp cookie, but 2 tsps turned out beautifully chewy, delicious cookies. They were wonderful warm too!
Method:
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Mix the rolled oats, pistachios & brown sugar, breaking up lumps in the sugar, if any.
- Whisk the egg + sunflower oil + corn syrup in a bowl.
- Add to the above, mix well & leave to soak for 15 minutes
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Grease 2 baking sheets.
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Place small heaps using a teaspoon onto the sheets. Push them into a round shape with your fingers if need be. Leave some room for spreading.
- Sprinkle with slivered or chopped pistachios (optional)
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool on a wire rack. Makes about 2 dozen chewy cookies.
Got my eyes set on you….
Am also excited to tell you about an award I got from sweet Saralynn @ Kooky Kids; an award for a ‘Blog of Distinction’. 
Hey Saralynn, thanks a million, I am thrilled to get this lovely one…YAY!! This award was created by Working Mum On The Verge. Here are the rules:
Pass the award on to five blogs that make you Laugh, Cry, Think or Sigh…I love it!! I’d like to pass on the ‘Blog of Distinction’ to the following 5 who’ve made my life quite entertaining!
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Amy @ Familia Bencomo who has me in splits, be it with soaps & stuff to entice DH with, or with trying to head here to buy spices (freshest on Indian soil Alfredo, she pleads). Tanti baci dear girl!
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Manggy @ No Special Effects…plenty of special effect here where he claims ‘all tags come to die’. He’s quite the King of being tagged & meme’s. If you’re wondering where all the meme’s have gone, it’s all his fault!! Ha ha!! I’ve stopped thinking of learning from him; he’s far too accomplished…Sigh!
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Ben @ What’s Cooking US…the child in him makes me laugh; his twists to food make me think! Distinct his style is!!
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Susan @ Food Blogga…who makes me sigh when I see her posts; each more enticing than the next. Also her animated conversations with her Mom & DH are so real, they have me in hysterics! Ever heard of ‘lettuce that bites you back’…head for Susans‘! She’s got an osteoporosis event ‘Beautiful Bones’ on for May… she makes me THINK!!
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Amanda @ Held By Love, Baked From Scratch…she has a most unique writing style, full of emotions *ponder*, *sulk* *+-=* (feelings in equations too); keeps me laughing & then crying; no time left to think or sigh!
Thanks again Saralynn for passing on such a wonderful award to me, & for giving me an opportunity to pass it on.
Got a funny fairy tale in the mail yesterday…read on if you have the time!
One day, a long, long time ago…….
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
18 Comments
Dhivya
wow!healthy one:)love those pictures
Manggy
Wow! A well-deserved award for you! Thank you Deeba! You certainly make me laugh and think. I’m not sure about the sighing!
I think Garfield ought to look a little more excited than horrified at the wonderful spread in front of him! 🙂
familiabencomo
OH MY!!! I’m completely embarrassed by the honor – to be in the same class as you?!?!? Impossible. I will do my best to live up to your good graces. (BTW, your laughing about the soap b/c you know it’s true!)
For the cookies: I’m running to Trader Joe’s now to pick up some pistachios. I buy oats in bulk from Costco & I must prefer them in a cookie verses a porridge!
Tanti baci, my friend,
Amy
Ben
I love Garfield :-p and those cookies look just to die for. Thanks for another great recipe and for the award. You always make my day 🙂
Susan from Food Blogga
Oh, Deeba. You really touched me with your kind words. I needed that today too. 🙂 And heartfelt thanks for mentioning my blog event. I hope it helps other people out there.
As for those cookies, they are seriously amazing! Anything that’s chewy and crunchy with oats and nuts has my name all over it. I have got to make these.
Thanks for being so sweet.
aradhana
Hey Deeba
Congrats on the Award! Will try the cookies…minus the pistas of course!! Will use walnuts instead!
Nice fairy tale!! Got the same one on MY email a while ago… small world huh?
Purnima
Deeba, those cookies look TETTI(Tempting Enough To Try Immediately)! No clue abt ‘Malt E’,shall used van. E! Hey hw do u get such pretty slivers of pistas,wd u mind sharing a tip or two,pleasee?? DH is ?? (Darling Hubby or Daring Hubby 😀 they dare to b guinea pigs! ;)LOL)Rightfully urs,that precious award! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!
amandalwh
*jump with joy* deeba, u never fail to make my day~ 😛 u brighten my long, tiring day in school with a smile! like all the rest, this award is rightfully yours, look at the amount of details and attention u put on every post here. 🙂 love it!
P.s. love that Garfield mug as well! “face it” yes >.< i need to face the fact that i cant grab any of these yummy cookies off the monitor. *sulk* Amanda
Kalai
You are really on a pistachio kick, huh? Tried out your fudge recipe and it was wonderful! Cookies look great and congrats on a well deserved award!! 🙂
familiabencomo
Deeba, dear, just made these with TWO 5 yr old little girls – perfect for baking with kids BTW (little mess – yay!). There is complete silence as these 2 darlings eat their cookies & drink milk. We followed your recipe exactly…. except for the added chocolate chips ;).
Tanti baci,
Amy
Joy @ Joy Of Desserts
I have been so enjoying your recipes with pistachios. They are my son’s favorite nut.
Congratulations on your latest award! Your blog is so good. Don’t forget to post about the award I gave you too! 🙂 I can’t wait to see which 10 blogs you will forward the blog love to.
Bellini Valli
Some of the best things are discovered whern we have to improvise. Congratulations also on your award…very well deserved:D
Rosie
Hi Deeba Congrats on the Award so very well deserved!! Lovely cookies 🙂
Rosie x
Mike of Mike's Table
The cookies look delicious and chewy sounds like just the thing for me! They sound great
meeso
Congratulations on the award! You do have a really awesome blog 🙂 The cookies look really delicious and I love the addition of pistachios.
Suganya
My heart stopped looking at the cookie. Never seen one this gorgeous before 🙂
Srivalli
deeba…you got to stop this ok…your creations are so meant to kill us???…gosh lady how do you end up making those look sooo beautiful!..congrats on the award..so apt!..
Pearlsofeast
Congratulation , u have an amazing blog.Deeba,I love your baking collection and I am too crazy about the pistas. They do have a magic !!!!!!!!!!