Aussie Bites

Mary Scheffert's Note:

Got this recipe off the internet after doing a Google search, and found that someone had originally bought them at Sam's Club and asked for the recipe ... just like I did! I imagine you can play with the ingredients some, and I plan to try cutting the fat (2 sticks of butter for 30 cookies??! YIKES!), but am posting the recipe exactly as I found it on the net.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 15

Yield: 30.0 cookies

• 2 cups oats
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can unsweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup dried fruit (raisins, dates, figs, cranberries, etc)
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons hot water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (farenheit).
2. Combine first six ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Melt honey & butter together in microwave; set aside.
4. Mix baking soda with hot water and add to butter mixture.
5. Pour butter mixture into dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Place tablespoons of mixture into non-stick mini-muffin cups (no need to grease) and flatten mixture slightly. Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks.

Reviews

[Softballmom]

Excellent recipe. I had some crumbling problems, but added 1/2 cup olive oil and made sure to flatten mix firmly in each muffin pan. They came out perfect!

[Chef #353557]

These Aussie Bites are great! Just like the ones at Costco. Yeah, unfortunately they're full of butter/fat/cholesterol but will try substituting applesauce or something in place of the butter. I would add 1)that you grind up the oats - the whole rolled oats looked awkward and 2)when they come out of the oven, they're crunchy. So put them in a cookie jar or ziploc bag for a while and they'll soften up

[Angel #8]

The first time I tried this recipe I made it as written. It came out fine. I made a few changes. I used whole oats and rough chopped them in a food processor. In place of the sunflower seeds, I used chopped almonds. For dried fruit, I used 1/4 cup each of brown raisins, golden raisins, dried blueberries, and dried cherries. Both times I made it, it made 50-54 instead of the 30 the recipe stated. My grandkids love them. And so do I.