A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit:
Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
I love these biscuits (cookies), they are a real blast from the past and I have fond memories of them from my childhood – making these oaty morsels with my grandmother and my mum. These are not to be confused with Leicestershire Bosworth jumbles, a traditional speciality biscuit from Leicestershire in England; the story goes that these biscuits originate from the battle of Bosworth, where King Richard III sustained several losses in 1485. First he dropped his crown, which was picked up by the Earl of Richmond, who that evening became Henry VII; then his cook mislaid the recipe for his favourite biscuits (known ever since as Bosworth Jumbles) and later in the day, as well all know, Richard lost his life. Whether that is true or not is unclear, but Bosworth Jumbles are VERY different from my rustic biscuits, and I am sharing an image of them below:
Bosworth Jumbles: Photo – THE VINTAGE CAKE SPOT
My Jumbles biscuits may not have the regal history of Bosworth Jumbles, or the refined looks either but they are quick and easy to whip up and are really delicious. They are a ONE PAN recipe, everything is made in the same saucepan, and then all that is needed are a couple of baking trays. I made mine with some Nielsen-Massey vanilla extract that was sent to me; I was actually sent a little hamper, as you can see from the photo above, as part of a cooking challenge, but these we biscuits are NOT part of that challenge, the recipes for the Nielsen-Massey recipe challenge will follow on later…….I LOVE Nielsen-Massey vanilla extract, it’s the best vanilla extract on the market, in my humble opinion, and the warm notes of vanilla definitely enhance these biscuits and marry so well with the chocolate chops and oats.
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
As these biscuits begin with the letter “J”, that means I can enter them into Caroline and Ros’s Alphabakes challenge too, as the letter of the month is “J”, perfect! This recipe is also a FABULOUS way to engage your children (or grandchildren) in the kitchen with baking; as long as they are supervised for the melting of the butter part the rest is just a simple act of adding ingredients and dolloping piles of mixture into baking trays. We have not always added chocolate chips to our recipe, my grandmother used to add oats and dried fruit, but I tweaked the recipe a we bit, and the family all love the addition of chocolate chips – but do add your own extras if you wish, coconut is also lovely in place of oats, especially with cherries.
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
I made a batch of these yesterday as some friends came over, and we did indeed eat them with a cup of tea, but as you can see by the photos, I also sneaked an extra biscuit in this morning with a glass of milk, one of my favourite ways of dunking biscuits! I will leave you with the recipe, below, as I have to go now, it’s Christmas shopping for me this afternoon, and I hope I will manage to dodge the rain to get there, as Malton and Norton are heavily flooded, have a great day and see you later, Karen.
A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit: Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies) Recipe
Jumbles (Chocolate Chip and Oatmeal Biscuits/Cookies)
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| Serves | 12 to 16 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 25 minutes |
| Allergy | Egg, Wheat |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party, Christmas, Easter |
| Region | British |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
Ingredients
- 125g butter
- 75g caster sugar
- 75g soft brown sugar
- 1 large free-range egg (beaten)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (I used Nielsen-Massey vanilla)
- 175g plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 50g oats (I used jumbo porridge oats)
- 50g chocolate chips
Note
An easy recipe from my childhood, these biscuits are made in ONE saucepan for ease and are fabulous for the tea time table or the school/work lunch box. Suitable for children to make with correct supervision in the kitchen.
Directions
| Step 1 | Pre-heat oven to 190C/375F/Gas mark 5. Grease and/or line two baking trays. |
| Step 2 | Gently melt the butter in a large saucepan and then take off the heat and add both the sugars, mix well before adding the rest of the ingredients, stirring them well. |
| Step 3 | Using a large spoon, scoop the mixture into small mounds on the prepared baking trays, making sure they are set well apart as they spread during baking. |
| Step 4 | Bake in pre-heated oven for 10 to 15 minutes until JUST golden brown and just firm, they firm up a lot on cooling. |
| Step 5 | Allow them to cool for 2 minutes on the tray before carefully transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. |
| Step 6 | Store in an airtight container for up to one week. |
Jumbles
As these have chocolate in them and they are cookies (biscuits) I am also adding these to Choclette’s We Should Cocoa, which is being guest hosted by Rebecca over at Bake n Quilt
These biscuits definitely look perfect for baking with children! They look fabulous…I’m not sure they’d last very long if I made some! I’ve never heard of jumbles before either…but now I feel educated! 😉
Thanks Laura, yes, they are very easy for the children! Karen
these look so good! I’m busy baking some of your pies for dinners this week so I’ll be baking these at the weekend.
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They look delicious!! Definitely one to have with a cup of tea – I’d love one now even though it’s near enough bedtime for me on the other side of the world. Thanks for entering these lovely delights to AlphaBakes – I’d not heard of jumbles previously – great use of J!
Thanks Ros! I knew what I wanted to bake at the beginning of the month, but, time just FLEW away! Karen
I love these kind of biscuits – perfectly simple and delicious!
Thanks Kathryn – easy, tasty and one pot = perfect! Karen
I love Nielsen-Massey extracts and have 3 flavors thanks to their being generous Plate to Page sponsors! And these cookies look the perfect treat!
Thanks Jamie, I didn’t realise you were part of the sponsorship team, how wonderful…..as you can see, they sent me the vanilla, orange, lemon and coffee flavours and they will all be well used! Karen
Ooh – I haven’t come across jumbles before, and these look delicious! Thanks for sending them to Alphabakes!
Thanks Caroline, sorry I submitted them late, I always assume challenges end at the end of the month! Karen
Hope you dodged the rain and floods yesterday and had a successful day’s shopping. I love these sorts of oaty biscuits, so simple but so delicious. I had a go at making the other jumbles once, but can no longer remember what I thought of them. I certainly didn’t know about their history, so thank you for that.
Malton and Norton made the news with the floods, and poor Whitby has been hammered with some cottages having to be demolished….:-( I am fine though thanks! I also made the other jumbles once, and like you, cannot remember how they tasted! Maybe time to make them again!
do you know what, your jumbles really look superb… they’re totally my kind of biscuit… all muddled together and crunchy but chewy… gorgeous!… plus lucky you to receive such a wonderful hamper full of Neilsen-Massey love… I love their products, beautiful tasting and stunning packaging too… a bit like you!
You BIG flirt Dom!! But don’t stop, I like it! 🙂 I agree, a muddled up and chewy biscuit is hard to beat! Karen
Oh, these biscuits sound wonderful. I should bookmark this for a quick go during the week, when I have the feeling I need some chocolate.
Thanks Chris – these are very easy to make and a delicious treat to have in the biscuit tin. Karen
My mouth is watering looking at these. Definately going to make these with my little boy, he’d love helping make these and I’d love helping him eat them, with a steaming cup of tea of course xx
Thanks Michelle! These are easy to make and very very tasty! Karen
This recipe sounds and looks delicious! I have loads of boxes of oats as my sister in law works for Quaker Oats and gets lots of free or discounted boxes! I love baking biscuits, especially oaty ones as they not only taste great and smell great whilst baking, but they are good for the heart and digestive system too!
Thanks Tracey! This is SUCH an easy recipe and I am sure you would have fun with it in the kitchen!
They look good and the recipe is easy. I also need to do some baking with my girls before they go back to school. Thanks for the recipe!
Looks so delicious!
Many thanks!
I love oatmeal cookies, they seem so much healthier!
And very easy to make too Rebecca!
I love the look of these. They look very rustic and I like the idea of the oatmeal as it adds an extra texture
Wow something nice for me and the children to make this weekend
I read lots of your recipes and it is becoming increasingly obvious that my family and I live in the wrong house! Squash up we’re moving in! Will definitely be trying these biscuits they look amazing and I love biscuits. will have to wander over to look at your new diet recipes soon!
Lol! Moving over now and passing the plate of biscuits! Thanks for making me smile! Karen
Oh my, I might have to run out and get some ingredients
Oatmeal cookies are lovely – your ones look amazing!
will definitely be having a go at making these, look delicious
These look great. They remind me of some I made at school once.
i love these oat cookies as they are very similar to the ones my nan used to bake when i was little, always go so perfectly with a nice cuppa too
These look yummy
This one would definitely work,and it has a Scottish look about it.
These biscuits look absolutely gorgeous, I will definately be making some of these this weekend.
mmmm nice
love oatmeal! (:
I love the look of these. I really enjoy the addition of oats in biscuits, crumbles etc.
yum, yum. will try these 🙂
I’m always on the lookout for more things to make with oats, so will give these a go with my toddler (he won’t be melting the butter though!!) Thanks
cookies and chocolate is always a winner
Those Jumble biscuits look lovely and super easy. I love anything with oats in.
choc chop cookies are my fav!
off to the shops to get the ingredients for these scrummy looking bicuits,to make with the kids tomorrow.may end up having more than one with a cup of tea though,they look really nourish.
Always love a good oaty biscuit, especially with chocolate!
wow yum Ive had to tweet this so I can remember the recipe!! Cant wait to try thanks!
I need some of these right now!
these would make a nice pressie for a friend
These biscuits look lovely
Love it. Do you think they balance out as healthy due to the oats? I do hope so!
No small children to use as an excuse here, but they do look dangerously moreish. I like that they sound easy to adapt to personal taste too.
They look amazing!
Wow! These look so yum! Think I may have to try these out tonight!
these cookies look amazingly good. could just eat some of these with a nice cup of coffee
I love oats in biscuits. Definitely need to try these.
These were a HUGE hit! So easy and tasty!
I will have to try these
Perfect cookies to go with my hot chocolate 🙂
WOW….these look delicious…. Getting the oven warmed up now !
Yum! I think I might try this recipe out. I don’t feel I do enough home baking and these look lovely. Thanks for the recipe x
These biscuits look delicious – and easy too! Had not heard of Jumbles before, and now want to find out more about the Bosworth Jumbles too, especially after the news this week!
Those Bosworth Jumbles look so cool 🙂
these cookies look fab i might try the recipe myself lovely with a cup of tea
Nothing like a biscuit with a cup of tea. They look lovely
I love the sound of these biscuits, they sound very yummy indeed. I work as a nanny so would like to make these with the little one over half term,she will love these!
Looks so tasty.. and with the oats you could even say its health food 😉
Love to try these!
They look delicious!
Bet these biscuits are scrumptious. I would probably eat the lot if I made some
wow guess who will be trying these 🙂 they look amazing!
They look lovely. Better than the cookies my son loves with an obscene amount of sugar.
omg, these look amazing! I have bookmarked this and will try it during the week! yum yum!
Oh this recipe is perfect for me, I have been looking for an oat cookie recipe that didn’t have golden syrup in as not a fan and this is it!! Thank you
I am so glad I followed to competition to your chocolatey treats! As my second eldest lad has cooking on friday, and its his choice to make the dessert, he is really looking forward to making these! We went through so many recipes first, but when I entered your comp, I saw these first and my lad said ‘Yep! Definately those!’
I just hope he brings some home! :-/ xxx
These look great. I’ll have to put them on the list of things to cook from this site. My long long list… Shared on twitter.
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Off to buy brown sugar. Tweeted.
Ive tweeted this post as an entry for your Chocoalic giveaway
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The oatmeal cookies are amazing thank you for the recipe 🙂
I have tweeted these again 🙂 I want to try making them today
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Oh they look very very tasty and think I will have a go at them x have shared by tweeting
The world needs more yummy biscuits like these!
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I have to admit to having a huge soft spot for vanilla. Unfortunately I’ve just run out of my wonderful stuff that had seeds in it. I now have no idea where I got it from! Disaster. To google brave souls! Shared on twitter 😀
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tweeted xx love oatmeal cookies never made them with choc chips before! may try this
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I just love the look of your chocolate oaty biscuits. Shared on twitter.
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I definitely have to try this recipe… These biscuits sound so scrummy!
Thank you for sharing the recipe! :o)
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Shared on Twiter. Definitely on my list of recipes to try
These sound very lovely 🙂 Tweeted recipe @lastkiss5 x
These look divine, think I may add some peanut butter to my batch this weekend!
I love oaty biscuits – we always have porridge oats in so if it is wet outside, out come the oats and baking trays!
Always on the lookout for simple, tasty and quick biscuit recipes.
I love a nice chunky cookie as a mid morning snack & a cup of tea.
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These look gorgeous!!
Will be giving them a go later 🙂
These look so delicious, I’ll be trying this recipe tomorrow!
Very tasty thanks!
Tweeted thank you xxx
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Instead of choc chips I’d break up pieces of extra Easter egg!
These look scrummy! I’m going to have a go at making these this afternoon – wish me luck!
Im very excited to try this recipe, it looks very similar to one my mother developed. Unfortunately no one knows the recipe and my mother passed away a few years ago. Hoping to recreate the recipe as my daughter will never get to taste the biscuits that made my childhood (and my passion for baking!)
These sound perfect, so comforting! That’s my Sunday morning baking decided!
LOVE THESE so easy to make too x
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Oh my, I think i’ve found my heaven. These look absolutely gorgeous, I’m so going to have to try these babies!
These are truely lovely! Made them twice now!
What did I buy jumbo porridge oats for if not to make these? Will make them soon, promise. Tweeted as @maisietoo -https://twitter.com/maisietoo/status/325850680323620866
Oh my goodness i am drooling!
I’m a sucker for these sorts of biscuits. The look “healthy” and I try and convince myself of the fact but deep down I know they’re not 😀
shared on twitter – these look so yummy and fairly easy to make
Mmmm…. They look amazing! Wish mine would turn out like that )-:
Such a lovely texture – I made these!
going to bake these this afternoon – my favourite type of biscuit!
Ahhh, been looking for an oaty recipe for some time for my children to make. These look absolutely gorgeous!
These look yummy. Have just printed the recipe out.
Love easy, tasty recipes, especially ones like this with oats that are reasonably good for us.
Thanks so much, they are easy to make and the oats adds a bit of something good!
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Homemade biscuits are always the best with a nice cuppa
Mmm, they would go nicely with tea.
A perfect cup of tea and a biscuit is a must for refreshment, better than coffee anyday
Great biscuits with a cup of tea.
Made these biscuits yesterday for my son coming home, we all throughly enjoyed them with a lovely cup of tea
With the kids off this week and the weather being so poor, I might give this cookie recipe a go!!! The kids love baking – just need to teach them how to clean up afterwards!
A beautiful cup of tea and a homemade biscuit remind me of visiting my grandma
Lovely enticing photos
Love these biscuits
A cup of tea and a biscuit are consumed several times in our house, I sometimes think I am attached to the tea pot!
You can see how popular this recipe is by the number of comments – everyone loves a cup of tea and a nice biscuit.
These sound delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Yum! I love oatmeal cookies of all types and I also like cookies at breakfast. How nice that these are a one pan recipe too. Thanks for entering We Should Cocoa this month.
I do love a good oaty biscuit Karen and your jumbles fit the bill perfectly. I’m glad you cleared up the Jumble confusion. I’d always thought they were meant to be in an S shape and now I know that is only the Bosworth Jumbles 😉 Thanks for entering yours into We Should Cocoa.
Printed recipe. Will give them a try
these look so yummy.
These look delicious – theres nothing nicer than sitting down with a cup of tea and some homemade biscuits once the kids are ushered out to school on a morning!
Think I will be making these this week – was going to do plain chocolate cookies but I think by adding the oats I wouldn’t feel too bad about eating them!
Delicious! They would be perfect for our Inheritance Recipes link-up as well.
That’s great – I will try to add them or another recipe this week Margot! Karen