These are the simplest biscuits to make. 
The recipe is an old one from my sister-in-law Wendy, and is written in my rounded teenage handwriting on the back of a piece of old wallpaper [below]. 
I like any biscuits which are oaty, these include those very English ingredients – self-raising flour and golden syrup – which we buy at Iceland on the coast. 
Makes 15 biscuits
6oz self-raising flour
5oz sugar
3oz oats
4oz sunflower margarine
1 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbsp hot water
Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly oil two baking trays. 
Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Gently melt the margarine and syrup in a small saucepan, until mixed. 
Add to the dry ingredients and stir. 
Dissolve the bicarb in the hot [not boiling] water, and add to the oat mix. 
The extra liquid loosens the mixture and makes it easier to work with. 
Using a dessert-spoon, put six mounds of mixture onto each baking tray, spread widely apart. Reserve the remaining mixture, and bake in a second batch. 
Bake for 10-15 minutes until pale golden. Mine were ready after 12 minutes.
Remove while hot onto a cooling rack, they are still soft at this stage but crisp up while cooling. 
5 to remember
la cuñada– the sister-in-law
redondeado/a – rounded
adolescente – teenage
la letra – the handwriting
el papel pintado – wallpaper
Notes on a Spanish Valley 
looks good 🙂
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Thx. Excellent if eaten soft straight out of the oven, or crispy when cooled! SD
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Nice! I’ll have to try it 🙂
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I LOVE oaty biscuits and have a very similar recipe, but which includes lemon zest (a great use for all those lemons we are so lucky to have!)
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Lemon zest is a great idea, I will try that next time. Thx. SD
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YUM! I’ve heard peeps talk about the Iceland on the coast, I may have to pop in there one day and see what they’ve got. Just occasionally there is the odd thing that I need that I can’t find in any of the shops – Atora suet for example but I shouldn’t be eating it anyway! 😀
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Iceland is a really odd mixture of Walkers crisps and Waitrose Special Selection! But good if you are really longing for something. SD
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I love that you wrote the recipe on the back of a piece of wallpaper – and that you kept it many years!
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Yes, but I don’t remember the wallpaper actually being on a wall! SD
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These look AMAZING! I can’t wait to try them. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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V easy to make, v easy to eat! SD
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“Biscuits, biscuits: wherefore art thou biscuits? Hath mine beloved hidden thou once more from mine eyes? Alas, mine coffee cries out. Lo!” -T.J. Bowes
I’m trying this weekend … tasty post!
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This made me smile, as biscuits always do too! SD
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🙂
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