
step 1 Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
Put the oats, coconut, flour and sugar in a bowl.
Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the golden syrup.
Add the bicarbonate of soda to 2 tbsp boiling water, then stir into the golden syrup and butter mixture.
step 2 Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter and golden syrup mixture.
Stir gently to incorporate the dry ingredients.
step 3 Put dessertspoonfuls of the mixture on to buttered baking sheets, about 2.5cm/1in apart to allow room for spreading.
Bake in batches for 8-10 mins until golden.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Porridge oats
85g

Desiccated Coconut
85g

Plain Flour
100g

Caster Sugar
100g

Butter
100g

Golden Syrup
1 tblsp

Bicarbonate Of Soda
1 teaspoon