Use pear with its juice
Finely grated pear with its released juice supplies the moisture intended for this dough. Do not add extra liquid.
European Recipe
Soft pear, almond and oat cookies
Grated pear supplies moisture to the dough. Fine rolled oats and ground almonds are baked with egg and butter into small soft cookies.
Total time
45 min
Calories
355 kcal
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Why this recipe works
Pear in soft oat dough
Finely grated pear and its juice go into the dough. After briefly absorbing moisture, the mixture can be shaped into small rounds and fully baked. They stay soft inside and suit breakfast or a small sweet snack. The recipe makes twelve cookies for four servings.
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Soft pear, almond and oat cookies
Soft oat cookies with finely grated pear and ground almonds, baked until golden in the oven.
Ingredients
4 servings
Method
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1
Prepare oven and pear
Preheat oven to 180 °C with conventional top and bottom heat and line a tray with baking paper. Finely grate pear, keeping the released juice.
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2
Mix dough
Mix butter with sugar and salt. Stir in egg and grated pear with its juice. Mix oats, almonds and baking powder and fold in. Leave for about 5 minutes so the oats absorb moisture. This time is included in preparation.
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3
Shape and bake cookies
Use a spoon to place 12 spaced mounds on the tray and flatten with lightly damp hands into rounds about 1 cm thick. Bake on the middle shelf for about 20 to 25 minutes until edges are golden and centres fully set; the egg dough must no longer be raw inside.
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4
Cool and divide
Let cookies cool on the tray for about 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a rack. They remain soft because of the pear. Each serving contains 3 cookies. The short cooling period is included in the total time.
Kitchen know-how
Tips for Soft pear, almond and oat cookies
Use fine rolled oats
Fine flakes combine more easily with the soft dough. The cookies will be soft rather than dry and crisp.
Variations
How to adapt this recipe
Replace pear with the same washed, cored weight of finely grated apple. The cookies may be slightly firmer; nutritional values change.
Replace ground almonds with the same quantity of ground hazelnuts. The flavour is stronger and nutritional values change.
Nutrition per serving
355kcal
29.1 gCarbohydrates
10.3 gProtein
20.8 gFat
Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ about Soft pear, almond and oat cookies
The edges brown lightly, while the inside remains soft because of the pear. This recipe makes soft oat cookies, rather than dry crisp biscuits suitable for long storage.
No. Finely grate a thoroughly washed pear with undamaged skin after removing the core. The stated weight and nutritional calculation refer to this edible amount.
Divide the dough into equal mounds for a total of 12 cookies. The calculation uses 4 servings of 3 cookies each.
The basic version needs finely ground almonds distributed through the dough. Whole flakes do not replace this structure equally; they would need to be finely ground first.
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