While visiting the East Coast on a family road trip a few years ago I discovered the oat cake. It sounds so simple and it is so delicious. It tastes a little like an oatmeal cookie but with more bite and it just is amazing.

Many East Coast bakeries had oat cakes as part of their local offerings. I was even surprised to see that Tim Horton’s out East offered the oat cake on their menu. Oat cakes were enjoyed a lot while I was on vacation and I had always thought I would like to try to make them at home.

I decided to tackle this bake using The East Coast Kitchen recipe. It was a simple straight forward recipe and had some tips and tricks to having a successful bake. I gathered my ingredients and began.

As they were baking, the kitchen filled with the wonderful smell of baking cookies. I was so excited to see if I really could replicate the flavours at home. I was challenging myself to try something new and had my fingers crossed that they would taste as good as I remembered.

Once the edges were lightly browned I pulled them from the oven. They looked perfect! Now to let them cool. I’m not going to lie, I might have sneaked one from the cooling rack before they were completely cooled. Oops. After all I had made 25 from the recipe and really only 24 fit on the cooling rack…

My expectations were not disappointed. These cute little oat cakes were perfect circles of wonderfulness. I had such success, and have saved this recipe so that I can make it again and again. I shared some, ate some, ate some more, and shared a few more. Challenge accepted and achieved. Oat cakes made by mum with love!