Slimmed down oatmeal raisin cookies

48 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupDark brown sugar
½cupGranulated sugar
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
¼cupApplesauce
3tablespoonsReduced-calorie margarine
2tablespoonsVegetable oil
1largeEgg white
1teaspoonMaple extract
1teaspoonVanilla extract
1cupRaisins
cupRolled oats
1cupAll-purpose flour
¾teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonBaking powder
Butter-flavored cooking spray

Directions

This recipe remake for Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are high in fiber, low in fat and moderate in sugar. And best of all, they are sure to please even the pickiest palate.

PREP TIPS: * For crisp cookies, flatten dough balls with the back of a spoon or spatula. * For chewy cookies, leave the cookies mounded in the middle.

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine sugars and cinnamon. Stir well to combine. Add next 6 ingredients. Stir well until the mixture is creamy and are mixed well. Fold raisins into sugar mixture. Set aside.

3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine rolled oats, flour, baking soda and baking powder. Stir ingredients well. Pour sugar mixture into the oat mixture and still until mixed well.

4. Roll cookie dough into small 1-inch balls and place on an an insulated baking sheet leaving 3 inches between each ball. (For best results, refrigerate cookie dough for at least an hour before rolling it out.) When ready to bake, lightly spray each ball with butter-flavored cooking spray.

Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven.

PER COOKIE - Recipe Remake: 56 calories, 1 gram fat (Traditional Recipe: 110 calories, 9 grams fat). Calories from Fat: 16%; Cholesterol: 0 mgs; Carbohydrate: 12 grams; Protein: 1 gram ; Sodium: 27 mgs.

SOURCEs: Health Team Nutritionist: Lynn Hoggard; Raleigh,

NC Sep 15, 1998>pat hanneman <kitpath@...> Recipe by: CBS in Raleigh, NC: Lynn Hoggard 1998 Posted to EAT-LF Digest by kitpath@... on Dec 18, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.