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Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

November 29, 2012 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

These wholesome cookies are very popular at our house!

They come together quickly in the food processor, and the chocolate finish is optional, but delicious. The recipe comes from Jacques Pépin Celebrates and was also featured in one of his television programs.

  • 125g (½ cup) unsalted butter, slightly softened
  • 55g (¼ cup) white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 100g (2/3 cup) plain (AP) flour
  • 85g (1 cup) rolled oats
  • 60g (1/3 cup) dried currants
  • tempered or melted dark chocolate

1. Preheat the oven to 180C (360F) with fan. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

2. In the large bowl of the food processor, blitz together the flour, baking powder, sugar and butter until it just starts to form a ball.  Tip into a large mixing bowl, and squish in the oats and currants until well combined.

3. Roll small pieces of dough into 7.5cm (3″) logs and place them on the lined tray.  Flatten each log slightly to create oval shaped cookies,  then bake for 18 – 20 minutes until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

4. Temper a small bowl of dark chocolate (or simply melt it very gently), and spread the flat side of each cookie with a small quantity. Place the cookies, wet chocolate side down, onto a flat tray lined with parchment paper, pushing down firmly to flatten out the chocolate coating.

5. Allow the cookies to set (Pépin suggests putting them into the fridge or freezer for a few minutes), then store in an airtight container.

I always end up with more tempered chocolate than planned, so I used the excess to dip my rum soaked Persian figs.  They’re the perfect nightcap!

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  1. on November 29, 2012 at 12:10 am thecompletecookbook

    The cookies look lovely but those figs are pure heaven!
    :-) Mandy


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:19 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Mandy, the figs are very yummy! I can’t stop eating them! :)


  2. on November 29, 2012 at 12:18 am Heidi

    Those figs are really tempting.
    I like the cookies, too- I dip the backs of my oatmeal cookies in white chocolate!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:19 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Oooh Heidi, white chocolate is a nice idea! :)


  3. on November 29, 2012 at 12:35 am Norma Chang

    Those figs caught my eyes. Went to look for your recipe but could not locate it. Did you use fresh or dried figs? Soaked for how long before good to enjoy?


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:21 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hi Norma, I don’t really have a recipe! I use small Persian/Iranian figs – the little dried wild ones – and pile them into a jar, which I then top up with whatever liquor I have at hand – this batch were rum infused, but the batch after was made with Drambuie. The little dry figs rehydrate within a couple of days and are absolutely delicious on their own. I keep them in the jar for ages, and then whenever I’m tempering, I dip a few in the leftover chocolate. :)


      • on December 1, 2012 at 1:09 am Norma Chang

        Thanks Celia.


  4. on November 29, 2012 at 12:59 am Caryn

    Thanks for giving us the US measurements; I was always looking up conversion tables when I could be baking and EATING all the goodies!!!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:22 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Caryn, this is actually a US recipe, so I’m actually providing the metric conversions! The original was written in cups and ounces! :)


  5. on November 29, 2012 at 1:37 am Glenda

    Hi Celia

    Those biscuits look very good. I might try them … without the tempering. I haven’t conquered it yet.


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:23 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Glenda, Jacques Pepin doesn’t temper the chocolate when he makes these, he just melts it over a double boiler, dips the cookies in, then presses them down on a sheet of foil or bake. I don’t know if they stay shiny that way, so I’ve always tempered mine.


  6. on November 29, 2012 at 2:20 am cravesadventure

    Love how you dip the bottoms of the cookies in chocolate – great idea – thanks for sharing:) Have a Great One!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:23 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Renee! Hope you have a great day too! :)


  7. on November 29, 2012 at 2:51 am niasunset

    May I come tonight to you, these are so beautiful and seem so delicious too. :) Thanks and Love, nia


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:23 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Anytime Nia! It would be lovely to have cookies and tea with you! :)


  8. on November 29, 2012 at 2:55 am Sally

    These are going to go down so well in our house….minus the currants!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:24 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Sally, the currants are really nice in there, but I know not everyone likes dried fruit as much as I do! :)


  9. on November 29, 2012 at 5:13 am Lizzy (Good Things)

    Hi Celia, are they baby figs? I’ve been looking for them in stores here. Can you recommend a point of online purchase please?


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:26 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lizzy, they’re little wild figs, they’re quite widely available here. You can usually buy them from Santos Trading, but they’re out of stock at the moment:

      http://santostrading.com.au/bulkfood/dried_fruit/item-DRI915.html#subhd


  10. on November 29, 2012 at 5:15 am hotlyspiced

    Rum-soaked Persian figs! Now they do look good. And so perfect for the Christmas party season. Love your biscuits too. Love how they have currants in them – I thought they were chocolate chips until I read the recipe. I can imagine your boys would eat these in a flash xx


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:28 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Charlie, thank you – Big Boy loved the cookies, but Small Man baulked at the dried fruit! The figs are really nice – I can’t stop eating them!!


  11. on November 29, 2012 at 5:33 am cityhippyfarmgirl

    Now where is my coffee to dunk these little beauties into?
    (I do like to dunk :-))


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:28 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      They’re a nice dunker too, B, the choc melts just that little bit.. ;-)


  12. on November 29, 2012 at 5:41 am Emilie@TheCleverCarrot

    Ooo, I love the chocolate on the bottom. What a nice touch. Dried fruit and chocolate is such a yummy combination. Beautiful figs too!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:28 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Emilie! I find Pepin’s recipes are always incredibly reliable!


  13. on November 29, 2012 at 7:31 am lambsearsandhoney

    Oh those cookies look divine – but we are facing a 40C day today, so the oven will NOT be going on!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:29 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Oooh, we have that predicted for the weekend! Hope you get to stay cool, Amanda!


  14. on November 29, 2012 at 8:44 am Claire @ Claire K Creations

    I don’t think the chocolate could be optional for me it seems like a must. They remind me a little of chocolate weatens (spelling?) from when I was little although I bet yours taste even better.


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:30 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Claire, the chocolate is optional because sometimes I get lazy.. :) I know exactly the cookies you’re talking about too! :)


  15. on November 29, 2012 at 8:48 am Nic@diningwithastud

    One can never be left with toooooo much melted chocolate ;) haha these look great Celia!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:30 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Nic, I try never to pour the stuff down my throat, although I have been known to lick out the bowl.. ;-)


  16. on November 29, 2012 at 9:22 am EllaDee

    Oatmeal cookies undipped in chocolate but dunked in tea take me back to my childhood, they were so everyday but still delicious, and I have a weakness for figs just plain though or accompanied by some sort of cheese. Your affinity and ability with chocolate is amazing though :)


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:32 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      ED, you are very kind, thank you. I wish my affinity and ability with chocolate would stop going straight to my arse though – it’s about ready to apply for its own postcode. ;-)


  17. on November 29, 2012 at 12:00 pm nanangofarmerliz

    Hi Celia, those cookies look great!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:33 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Liz! :)


  18. on November 29, 2012 at 1:21 pm The Orange Bee

    I just want to eat those figs – YUM!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:33 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Linda, they’re very yummy indeed! :)


  19. on November 29, 2012 at 1:32 pm e / dig in hobart

    i simply cannot understand how those biscuits would be so lovely … chocolate did you say, rolled oats and currants??a triple whammy of homemade yumminess!!!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:33 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks E! They’re a bit Christmassy too, I think! :)


  20. on November 29, 2012 at 1:49 pm Jan

    Chocolate is never optional – it is positively a health food especially teamed with oats and the figs would surely ensure a blissful night’s sleep. Oats, fruit and antioxidants, how good is that!


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:34 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jan darling, I wish you lived in Sydney. Then every time I felt guilty for eating something, I could ring you, and you could tell me how it was actually really good for me! :)


  21. on November 29, 2012 at 3:12 pm ChgoJohn

    “… the chocolate finish is optional …” Surely you jest, Celia! Chocolate is a staple and never optional. I do enjoy chocolate and oatmeal cookies are a favorite. Your cookies here are the best of both worlds. Coming from Jacques Pépin, they just have to be good. :)


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:35 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks John! I adore Jacques Pepin – I’ve never had a single one of his recipes fail!


  22. on November 29, 2012 at 5:55 pm Craig

    These look great Celia. Not only from the chocolate but the appearance of the cookie itself looked immediately yummy. I think maybe it is a perfect balance between a more typical cookie dough and the delicious butter oatcakes I used to enjoy in Nova Scotia.. Cheers


    • on November 29, 2012 at 6:35 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Craig, we’ve talked about the oatcakes before, haven’t we? Hope we get to see you soon, love! xx


  23. on November 29, 2012 at 7:23 pm My Kitchen Stories

    Hello Celia !!!!. I love those cookies and their bonus food processor production. Hope I get to try some…


    • on November 30, 2012 at 4:18 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Darling, they’re all gone! I’ll have to make some more! :)


  24. on November 29, 2012 at 7:26 pm Joanna

    I love cookies with oatmeal in them. We have been making loads lately peanut ones and ginger ones and ones with speculoos paste mixed in as well. It seems to give a lightness to the cookie that we really like and now here is another one to try – dashes down to fridge and readies the mixing bowls !


    • on November 30, 2012 at 4:19 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Oooh speculoos paste – I love the sound of that!!


  25. on November 29, 2012 at 8:01 pm theintolerantchef

    Cookies are nice…. But I want those figs! After reading all the comments I think we need a dedicated post on those, and you might have to make a few varieties as ‘research’! I’d love too help you trial them :) Yummo sweetie!


    • on November 30, 2012 at 4:20 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Becca, thank you! I’ll try to get some more figs to see if I can write up a post. :)


  26. on November 29, 2012 at 10:20 pm Tandy

    I can eat oats in this form with a smile on my face Celia :)


    • on November 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Tandy, you’re too funny! They ARE supposed to be good for us, aren’t they? :)


  27. on November 30, 2012 at 3:35 am Sophie33

    Those figs dipped in tempered chocolate look so appetizing & so do your tasty looking cookies: they are really a real delight: D-E-L-E-C-T-A-B-L-E!!!! xxx


    • on November 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Sophie! I find the alcoholic figs irresistible! :)


  28. on November 30, 2012 at 10:17 am Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    Hehe you say the chocolate dipping is optional but I might disagree! ;)


    • on November 30, 2012 at 4:21 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I know, I know, we both think the same on that.. ;-)


  29. on December 1, 2012 at 7:45 am Jane @ Shady Baker

    These cookies look very good Celia! So do the figs! Rolled oats, dried currants and figs…this would all have to be a little bit healthy wouldn’t it?! Have a lovely weekend my friend.


    • on December 3, 2012 at 5:42 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Jane! Yes, surely that’s all healthy, right? :) Hope you had a great weekend too! xx


  30. on December 3, 2012 at 10:36 am kenandjan

    hello – I made these as a treat but had an absolute disaster. they were very crumbly, any idea as to what I have done wrong!!! seemed to be missing something :(.. Jan


    • on December 3, 2012 at 11:06 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Oh, I’m sorry to hear they didn’t work! They are a crumbly biscuit, but they should stay together long enough to bake. I have double-checked the recipe with the original, and it is correct. Here’s a photo of the page from the book in case you want to use slightly different imperial to metric conversions:


  31. on December 3, 2012 at 11:08 am Spencer Samaroo

    Looks like a delicious cookie! I would love to try some.


    • on December 3, 2012 at 7:52 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks! :)


  32. on December 4, 2012 at 5:26 am kenandjan

    thanks Celia.. not sure what I have done wrong… even though they fell to pieces when picked up they are still delicious


  33. on December 4, 2012 at 5:38 am pinkpolkad0tfood

    I just looooooove those figs!!


  34. on October 15, 2013 at 12:31 am Misky

    Yes indeed, those cookies look excellent!


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    […] is a tweaked recipe from Celia at Fig Jam and Lime Cordial. I’ve attempted to make these oatmeal cookies very low-GI with reduced sugar and fat so […]



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