honey sunflower nestum cookies

When I was given a packet of Tong Garden honey sunflower kernels, I decided to use them as an ingredient to bake cookies.

To complement the taste of the honey sunflower kernels, I added Nestum cereal as well.

The outcome? Yummy, yummy cookies that you will not stop eating.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups plain flour
1/4 cup corn flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup butter (softened)
1 cup castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1/2 cup ground peanuts
1 cup Nestum cereal
1 cup honey sunflower kernels

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius.

2. Sift the plain flour, corn flour, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a bowl. Set aside.

3. Cream the butter and castor sugar in a mixing bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla essence and mix well.

4. Add the eggs, ground peanuts and Nestum cereal and mix well.

5. Stir in the honey sunflower kernels using a wooden spatula.

6. Fold in the flour using a wooden spatula and mix until blended.

7. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a baking tray that has been lined with baking paper.

8. Bake for 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown.

9. Let the cookies cool thoroughly on a wire rack before storing an air-tight container.