Orange, oat & sultana cookies

Ingredients

• 100g butter at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 50g mashed ripe banana
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 100g light soft brown sugar
• ½ tsp grated orange zest
• 100g wholemeal flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100g rolled oats
• 25g desiccated coconut
• 50g chopped walnuts
• 75g sultanas or dark chocolate chips

Method

• 1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Cream the butter and sugar together until well blended and smooth. Gradually beat in the banana, vanilla extract and egg. Add the zest. Mix well with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder, oats, coconut, walnuts and sultanas or chocolate chips. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet and mix thoroughly until a thick dough is formed. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Drop heaped tbsps onto the sheet, leaving a 5cm (2in) space around each one, and press down lightly. Bake for 15-20 mins until lightly browned. Cool.