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Oat groats are whole grain oats - looks like a rice kernal. The husk has been removed but the grain is intact. It can be used as is - though requires quite long cooking - can be added to rice etc. Or can be rolled or ground in a grain mill like you can buy here on this website. This is the ideal way to consume rolled grains or cracked grains or grain flour. When buying store bought ground grain it tends to be rancid as the oxidations process starts within a short time of being ground. It is amazing when you taste the difference and the nutrient levels etc are much higher too.

for the person who wanted a more crunchy cookie try using less liquid, maybe baking a little longer or at a higher temperature. you could try less of the wet ingredients including the jam and higher proportion of flour.
sometimes I make very simple and very dry cookies - I just mix the jam with quinoa flakes or oat flakes etc. and no added water. You have to eat those immediately though as they tend to harden quickly!
you can even make biscuits with just ground grain and water and a little salt. Buckwheat flour tends to hold things to gether well and is great if you are avoiding gluten.
There are many factors involved and sometimes it takes a bit of experimenting to get it just how you like it! Keep trying and let me know what you discover. Do you have any favourite crunchy cookie recipes you can share with us?

Susan Marque has some great cracker recipes in her current newsletter - there are some links her to stuff on this site and you can sign up for her newsletter.

Thanks for all the great feedback on my cookies!