Cereal and Seed Cookie Recipes - Summertime Drops Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups/225 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1 cup/250 g butter, softened

• 1 cup/200 g firmly packed light brown sugar

• 1 cup/200 g granulated sugar

• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract/essence

• 2 cups/300 g old-fashioned rolled oats

• 1 cup/100 g sunflower seeds

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4.  Butter three cookie sheets. Sift the flour,  r baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.

2. Beat the butter and brown and granulated sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

3. Add the eggs and vanilla, beating until just blended. Mix in the dry ingredients, oats, and sunflower seeds.

4. Drop tablespoons of the dough 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

5. Bake, one batch at a time, for 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on the sheets until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer to racks to finish cooling.