Muesli cookies

Ingredients for 6 servings:

• 500 g muesli, preferably with raisins and nuts
• 125 g butter
• 1 egg(s)
• 250 g sugar, brown, possibly white
• 1 pinch of salt
• Spice(s) of your choice, suitable for the muesli (e.g. cinnamon, vanilla)

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

Melt the butter. Beat with the sugar, salt, and spices until fluffy. Then stir in the egg and finally the muesli mixture. Let it rest for 15 minutes. Line the baking sheets with parchment paper. Using two teaspoons, drop small heaps onto the sheets. Depending on the type of muesli, the mixture may be very crumbly and won’t stick together. They will still turn into cookies when baked! Bake for 15-20 minutes (my original recipe calls for 30, but the tops turn black in my oven) at 180°C (350°F), until the cookies are lightly browned. They will only become firm and crispy after cooling. If you leave the muesli cookies uncovered, they will become more crumbly again after a few days. Whether they taste better is purely a matter of taste. I like to use this recipe to use up muesli mistakes. Muesli varieties that we don’t normally like become really delicious this way.