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Home » Home Baking » Traditional Melting Moments Biscuits/Cookies

Traditional Melting Moments Biscuits/Cookies

Author: Karon Grieve Published : November 2012

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melting moments
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Like most folks I love something sweet to nibble with a cuppa. These simple Melting Moments biscuits are so easy to make, you’ll soon find yourself whipping up batches of these fun biscuits whenever you have friends popping round.

 

Here’s a really easy recipe (well they all are really, this is just super easy) from my new book, Simply Scottish Cakes & Bakes.

Melting Moments take me right back to childhood as they were always a firm favourite in our household and something my Mum would make on her Saturday baking sessions.

My horrible brother used to tease me that they were baked eyeballs thus grossing me out so he could scoff my share.

pile of melting moments on a mini cake stand

Why are they called Melting Moments?

Melting Moments originally get their name from the fact that they melt in your mouth. I always think it is a particularly lovely name for a biscuit.

The Scottish touch to these little biscuits is the oatmeal. Here I used pinhead oatmeal but you can just as easily use rolled oats, it just gives a different look and texture to the finished product but all tastes just yummy!

closer photo showing the cookies with cherries on top

I always think of melting moments as really jolly little biscuits/cookies. They add a fun dash of colour to a dull day and brighten any tea table. The bright red glace cherry on top really adds fun. Some people actually call these glace cherry biscuits.

Ingredients

These are quite simple; butter, flour, sugar, oatmeal, an egg, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.

Oh and don’t forget that all-important glace cherry. No self-respecting melting moment would be complete without it!

close up of the cookies cooling on rack

How to make melting moments

These simple butter cookies are so easy to make. It’s just a case of beating the butter and sugar till nice and fluffy then adding in your other ingredients. Rolling little balls of dough and covering them in the oats for that dotted effect. Then simply bake them with a cherry on top.

melting moments on wire rack with one on the table

How long will melting moments keep?

Well, like any homemade cookie/biscuit they will only keep for a couple of days in an airtight tin. There are no preservatives in here.

Can you freeze them? Yes, wrap well in cling film and pop them into a freezer-proof bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost thoroughly.

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Looking for more easy cookie recipes to try? Then check these out before you go;

Lavender Cookies

Abernethy Biscuits

3 ingredient oatmeal peanut butter cookies

Almond coconut macaroons

Greek Koulourakia (Easter biscuits)

Orange and caraway seed shortbread

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Melting Moments

Karon Grieve
A traditional cookie from Scotland, super tasty and easy to make, a real tea time treat
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course baking
Cuisine Scottish
Servings 16 people
Calories 69 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 115 g butter softened
  • 150 g self raising flour
  • 90 g caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 25 g oatmeal I used pinhead oatmeal
  • 4 glace cherries quatrered
Metric – US Customary

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 and grease 2 baking trays
  • Beat the butter until all light and fluffy and then add the sugar and vanilla extract.
  • Sift the flour and salt together and add this to the mixture along with the beaten egg.
  • Mix thoroughly to form a soft dough.
  • Break this up into 16 pieces and roll into balls just a little bit smaller than a golf ball/table tennis ball.
  • Pour the oatmeal on to a shallow plate and roll each of the dough balls in the oats to completely cover them. I like the pinhead oatmeal as it gives a nice spotty texture.
  • Place them on your baking tray spaced well apart as they will spread a bit and you don’t want to end up with one huge biscuit/cookie! Push a cherry quarter into the centre of each ball but try not to press too hard as you don’t want to flatten the balls.
  • Bake for approximately 15 minutes until they are golden and well risen.
  • Cool on a wire rack and then enjoy with a nice cup of tea or a glass of milk.

Notes

These cookies will keep for a few days in a sealed container.
You can freeze the cookie dough for up to 3 months to whip up a batch of melting moments at any time.

Nutrition

Calories: 69kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 14mgPotassium: 24mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 27IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
My Top Tips*Always read the full recipe first. *Assemble all your ingredients and everything you need before you start. *For baking check the size of tins I’m using as this makes a big difference to your cakes. * I use medium sized eggs unless otherwise stated. * I use extra virgin olive oil unless otherwise stated. * I use unsalted butter unless otherwise stated. * Check out My Preserving Kit!
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Comments

  1. Pots and Pins says

    November 3, 2012 at 6:21 pm

    IT CAME!!!! IT CAME!!! I’m thrilled beyond words!! I posted about it on my blog, and I just can’t tell you how much it means to me – seriously, I was off to a hellish start to my day – which would have been a hellish end of my week – and then I get your gift!!! THANKS so much!!! Love it all! Love you!! And I’m thinking I’m going to have to have myself a “melting moment” this afternoon!! xoxoxoxo, Nan

    Reply
  2. Dina says

    September 16, 2013 at 7:13 pm

    they look yummy!

    Reply
  3. EvsFamily says

    November 29, 2022 at 3:12 pm

    I looked for pinhead oatmeal everywhere while visiting West Sussex from France. I felt sure Waitrose, at least, would have it. I bought a bix of “Scottish” oatmeal, having shaken the box, but it was just regular porridge oats. Any tips on where to find it? I didn’t find it in Dublin, either!

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      December 3, 2022 at 9:24 am

      How strange, it is in most supermarkets here. Amazon?
      K

      Reply

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