Christmas is knocking on the door. We do not celebrate it, although the kids do look forward to Santa’s kindness on the morning of Christmas; and we do feel a bit sad to disappoint their little hearts, and always do a little something. After all, they will soon outgrow these things, no harm in playing along till then. Rengoni has already started asking questions…the last time one more of her tooth fell off, and she tucked the little box containing it under her pillow, she did ask “Mum, is there really a tooth fairy? I hope it’s not you or daddy leaving the money under my pillow”. At one time, she even thought of staying awake to see whether the fairy actually came, but her eyes were too weary and she soon fell asleep. I just smiled at her question, but at that moment, somehow I couldn’t help but feel that my little girl was growing up and I could feel the tightness in my heart.
As Christmas nears, once again, she does look forward to the loot on the day, but does not fail to express her doubts at the same time. With the festive season around the corner, most of you must have started off with or are going to start baking lots of goodies. I am always ready for a nice round of baking, so when Susan invited entries for Christmas cookies, I thought of sending the following choco-yogurt cookies.
If you want to enjoy a good cookie, and you like it a bit mellow, then this is the cookie for you. Filled with the goodness of oats, whole wheat flour, honey and yogurt, they provide guilt free indulgence. They are not overdressed, but have a subtle presence.
Here’s how I made them…
What’s needed-
1/3 C jumbo oats
3/4 C whole wheat flour
1/3 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tsp dessicated coconut
1/3 C chocolate drops/chips
3 tblsp of plain yogurt
4 tblsp of honey
3 tblsp of sunflower oil
1 tsp vanilla essence
a litle granulated sugar for sprinkling
How to-
- Pre heat the oven at 170 deg C. Line a baking tray with foil.
- In a bowl, mix together the flour, oats,soda, coconut and chocolate drops/chips
- In a nother bowl, mix together the yogurt, oil, honey and vanilla.
- Make a well in the centre of the oats mixture and tip in the yogurt mixture.
- Fold in till just mixed. use fingertips if desired, but do not over mix.
- Make 18 equal balls of the mixture and place them in rows, slightly apart from each other.
- Flatten the balls with the back of a fork. Place the tray in the centre of the pre heated oven and bake for about 15 minutes or till the tops are very slightly brown.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle a little sugar over the cookies. Let them cool on the tray for a minute and then transfer to a rack to cool completely before storing in air tight containers.
The best time to eat these cookies is when still warm. Mildly sweet, the coconut added a nice bite They do get slightly softer on storing, but still tastes good. So there you go, Susan, adding my humble cookies to your list 
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Lovely and lovely.Play along with the kids,Sunitha.These like these remain in heart when they grow up and look back.For us also it will be memorable.Perfect entry for Christmas cookies.
These are adorable, Sunita! And so is your blog – I love the new look! Beautiful as everything you make!
these look just lovely!
There a smile left on my facce long after finishing reading this. I could imagine Regoni’s face and yours when she asked that question about tooth fairy. Have fun as long as it could last! The cookies look rustic and delicious.
Hey Sunita..those cookies look simply superb..you made it using whole wheat flour maaney atta??Yum..cant wait to make these healthy cookies..;-)
Those cookies look very pretty and incredibly good! An interesting combo!
Cheers,
Rosa
Hi Sunita
I would love to try these cookies. Can you please tell me how long can we store it.
Take care
Maria
wow these look great. and healthy too
Regoni is indeed growing up. It so shocking how as they are growing up.
Love the cookies, never evr made anything with oats.
Cookie look fantastic. DDs want me to bake some cookies for Christmas, I am not a baker by any means. I am planning to go through your archives to find a easy one.
They do grow up so fast
Hey sunita ,
The cookies look gorgeous. I havent tried baking with oats .. Planning to try them soon
The chocolate drops are cuuute. I would keep popping ‘em in my mouth. I am aware of yogurt in cakes, but yogurt cookies are new to me. Anything to go low-fat. Right?
They lok so cute. I have never used yogurt to make bake cookies.
I am going thru the same thing with my elder daughter. She still believes in tooth fairy & Santa But knows now that Mickey Mouse is not real.(She wondered why Mickey mouse did not have any photos of his mom & dad when she visited his house in Disney! )… Every time I hear a doubt my heart skips a beat….
This is a great healthy recipe, one of those were the children feel we are treating them but we know we are putting good wholesome ingredients in them. When growing up we used to celebrate all festivals, and the best memory of Christmas is the Christmas train that we used to ride. I feel it is a good way to round up the year with friends and family – lots of eating and enjoying life.
Santa as we know him today is just a creation of Coca Cola and has nothing to do with the real saint. However, as long as our children are happy, let them dream and as you say they grow up quickly and they will realize, as all children around the world, that Santa does not bring the presents but what will remain are happy memories. I love cookies with oats and these really sound healthy and delicious especially with coconut.
Sunita,
Those cookies look truly delicious!
Chocolate and yogurt combination sounds really good… lovely photos as well
Margot
Your story about your daughter and the tooth fairy warms my heart, Sunita. My brother was telling me a similar story about my niece, and he desperately wants her to stay “young and innocent.” You’re such a wonderful mom for creating such wonderful memories for your children, which I know they will always cherish. Thank you so much for your entry. I just love them.
Those sure are healthy cookies… they look wonderful Sunita!
Guilt free indulgence. Music to my ears!! Will try these out!!
This looks like a great recipe Sunita. I’ve been wanting to spend some time looking for cookies that contain less sugar and white flour. I’m definitely starring this one!
Very cute story about your kids. I remember the first time I lost a tooth, I was afraid of having the toothfairy come into my room at night. So, I made a deal with my parents and left it on the kitchen table with a note saying, “Dear Toothfairy. I hope you find my tooth”. Giz reassured me that if the toothfairy knows which homes to go to in order to to find teeth for each child, then she will find it on the table.
Oh…the latter part of the story….I was snooping through my mom’s jewellery one day and found a bunch of teeth. Giz tried to convince me that she was holding them for the toothfairy, but it was too late.
Hi, Awesome cookies!:-) Can’t believe the use of yogurt in it! Such a healthy recipe…
A healthy recipe..sugar, coconut. for me ina cookie is divine..
These cookies are nice and a nice change from the very rich confections one usually sees.
She’s older but she still enjoys celebrating the festive season in her own way.
It was the same with my daughter. She used to be worried we didn’t have a chimney for Santa to come through, till I convinced her he would get in through the window.
Cookies look so good – remind me of good day cashew biscuits(looks wise). Yours with wheat flour are obviously a healthier verison! I remember my younger fellow asking about the tooth fairy when he was little and my daughter being the older one immediately gave him the facts! Poor kid!
Hi Sunita
I made the cookies today and it turned out really great. My husband usually doesn’t like low fat/healthy stuff, but he too enjoyed it
Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful recipe and also for letting me know the shelf life. I’ve bookmarked some of your healthy bars recipe, will try that and let you know.
Take care
Maria
Hello Maria…glad both of you enjoyed the cookies…I was a bit aprehensive, myself, while making them, and was wondering if it was an experiment too far, but they did come out well
Hey sunita lovely entry for the event yum..
i hv been so tied up wth work opeing today to see all ur posts 
Hi Sunita, it’s been long time since I visited here. The new look of the blog is very neat . These cookies have also come out very good. How do you come with such interesting recipes?
I think those cookies look fabulous! Your photos are brilliant as always. Are those chocolate drops little balls? I’ve not seen any like that before.
Sunita,
These sound incredible … just the right type of sweet to enjoy in the days after the holidays! Lovely!
I tried these cookies last week and we luved the taste. But they were crunchy and not crispy Is it the way it gets baked or am I missing something?
Sunita,
I’ve made this cookie many times and we love it! I also make an adaptation of this with 3 tsp of cocoa powder and sugar instead of honey. Even that turned out to be the best chocolate cookie ever.
I always come to your site for the easiest and tastiest of cookies. The bonus is that they are very healthy but then they taste really good that people are always surprised at the very low amount of sugar and fat in it and also that it uses wholewheat flour!
Thank you very much!! You ought to write a book soon! Really!
Kay