Healthy Oatmeal Cookie Recipe???

14 years ago

Thursday is oatmeal cookie day, so I volunteered to bake them for the residents at the nursing home where I work.I plan on making some regular too.

The residents will probably eat the regular ones, but I want to make some that my administrator can eat.

I found this recipe but I'm not sure how good it will be. Any opinions or recipes are welcome.

Thanks

Tracey

Oatmeal Cookies (Weight Watchers)

1 cup brown sugar, packed

3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 large egg white -- lightly beaten

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons vanilla extract

1 cup raisins

2 cups rolled oats

1 cup sifted cake flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

Position rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or coat with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, applesauce, egg white, oil and vanilla until smooth. Stir in raisins.

In a medium sized bowl, stir together oats, cake flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. using a wooden spoon, stir the dry ingredients into the wet, mixing just until blended.

Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls onto a prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

NI: Calories 74; Fat 1; Fiber (according to MasterCook) 1 per cookie

Per serving: 81 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (12% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 69mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 0 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates

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Comments (4)

cooksnsews
14 years ago
I tried this recipe last week and it was a winner. It has oil and whole eggs, which yours doesn't, but uses agave nectar instead of sugar (which I'm trying to avoid). I used grapeseed oil, as I don't have coconut oil on hand.

Agave Coconut Oatmeal Cookies

1/2 cup organic coconut oil
3/4 cup amber agave nectar
2 extra large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 c whole wheat pastry flour
1 3/4 c oats (not quick cooking)
1/4 c flax seed (pulverized in coffee grinder)
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees, and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or release foil.

Beat the coconut oil in a large bowl with the agave nectar for about 2 minutes until itÂs well blended and slightly fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and then add the vanilla. In another smaller bowl, combine the flour, oats, flax, cinnamon, soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir until just combined. Drop onto cookie sheets by heaping tablespoons and flatten out slightly. Bake for about 12 minutes until the bottoms are slightly browned and the tops are dry. DonÂt overbake.
traceys
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks so much for the recipe. I've never used agave nectar or coconut oil and I'm not sure I could find it here in the middle of nowhere, but thanks to Amazon those ingredients are available to me. Thank goodness for Amazon Prime too.

Can you tell me what other things you use agave nectar and coconut oil for?

Tracey
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Tracey, I have a container of coconut oil that I use for lots of things. Mind you, it is a solid oil. But it is excellent for high heat cooking. I put just a tiny bit in a pan and use a silicon brush to spread it around the base before adding anything.

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I've never used coconut oil, but I've been using agave nectar lately because I'm avoiding sugar and other sweeteners which spike blood glucose. I've had trouble finding recipes. When I googled it, I got many hits for a recipe book using it, and also tips for using it to replace other liquid sweeteners.

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