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Mmmm.. cookies. Cooking them can be so therapeutic, and fills the house with wonderful aromas. These are an excellent lunch box or afternoon tea snack. They can also be a really inexpensive gift - deliver these to a friend’s doorstep and you’ll be in the good books I promise!

Are they quick and easy?

Now these are a delicious, chewy, salty sweet cookie that takes a little time (and makes a little mess). While the process is simple, I won’t lie and say they’re a ‘whip up in 10 minutes’ kind of cookie. But they are really so worth the wait.

According to Sally’s Baking Addiction (where the recipe inspo came from), you can store the dough for a few days in the fridge, before baking.

Are they a healthy option?

TBH I hate this question, because health is about more than a cookie! Sometimes I make cookies with just flour, butter, chocolate and sugar and they are delicious. Sometimes I make more funky cookies with ingredients like dried fruit, whole grains, nuts and seeds and they are delicious too! One may be more nutrient dense than the other, but that doesn’t make it inherently ‘better’.

Oats are full of soluble fibre and slow release carbohydrate, which is good for gut health, and will also mean these cookies are more satisfying than your average cookie. The currants add natural sweetness that complements the choc chips.

Another awesome thing about baking at home is an appreciation for what you’re eating, and knowing the ingredients are fresh and simple. I guarantee you’ll savour and swoon over these more than you would over the supermarket variety!

notes and Variations

You could use other dried fruit like raisins or dates in these and that would work nicely. In the batch I made today, I used a mixture of dark choc chips and Hershey’s peanut butter chips - SO GOOD! Nuts like peanuts or pecans might also work nicely.

I do recommend using a stand mixer here if you have one, to save your arms and free you up a bit.

Inspiration for these cookies came from a rainy lockdown day and the internet. The recipe is based on one by Sally’s Baking Addiction (legend!) and I’ve added my own tweaks with the currants, honey and peanut butter chips.

Go fourth and bake your heart out - and let me know if you give these a whirl!