Millet oat bran cookie bars

There are so many reasons why these are a great little tea cookie bar. 1) they are so easy to make. 2) they aren't too sweet 3) they are comforting 4) what's not to like?

I've been keeping a tin of these on my counter for the past number of weeks -- not that they last that long, but I've been making a new batch each time the tin is empty.

I slip a few into a snack box for my son to take to school with him, and my husband grabs one a few times a day with his tea when he needs a quick nibble. Sometimes I go 1 cup oat bran and 1 cup large flake rolled oats, but either way they are nice and simple.

equipment needed:
2 square silicone pans
mixing bowl
mixing spoon
measuring cup
measuring spoon
oven


ingredients:

a)
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1/2 cup sweet brown rice flour
1/2 cup millet
2 cups oat bran
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup coconut sugar


b)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda

c)
1/4 cup coconut oil

d)
1 cup water
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract


directions:

1. preheat oven
2. combine the dry ingredients from a) and b)
3. using a fork, work in the coconut oil until it's all combined and sandy looking
4. add d) and mix well
5. divide the batter between 2 square silicone pans and bake for 20-25 minutes at 345
6. remove from the oven and cool
5. using a blunt object like a metal spatula edge, cut into bars -- I do 32 per pan
6. when cool, remove from the pans and store in a cookie tin.
7. makes 64 cookie bars


25 minutes 345