Oatflakes Snack Food Easy Recipe

by Aura Elliott

This easy oat-flakes Finnish snack food recipe is something to use if you have a special event related to Food in Finland, and you would like to show what kind of snack food is typically eaten in Finland.

Example: In our family-scout-troop here in Finland we have our annual scout ceremony at Church. After the ceremony both children and parents participate in a bake-sale, and coffee time.

This recipe should be enough to feed 70 - 80 people.

It is inexpensive snack and most kids love these cookies. I have made these kauralastut" (oatflakes) several times with kids ages 4-12 yrs.

So, here's the recipe: It is in the metric form, since that is what is used here. :)
You will need ( I tripled the recipe for you):

-a large bowl
-250 grams ( one cup) of melted margarine or butter
-5 dl (two cups) of sugar
-10 dl (four cups) of oatmeal flakes
-5 Table-spoons of cornstarch (we use potato starch, but it will be difficult to find that in the US)
-5 tsp. baking powder
-5 tsp. vanilla sugar
-5 eggs

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl. Scoop clumps of mixture with a spoon and put on a cookie sheet. Bake at 200 C (about 400 F) for 5-10 minutes until flakes melt and become golden colored. If the dough is too crumbly and it is difficult to mix, add 100 grams of warm, melted butter.

You can glorify the cookies by dipping the cooled off cookies in melted chocolate. Dip cookies in half-way. -Aura Elliott