Best Oatmeal Cookies (Made Lighter) |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 11 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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So I took Engrossed's Best Oatmeal Cookies and made it low-fat, with her permission of course. Prep time includes chilling. Ingredients:
1/4 cup reduced fat margarine, softened |
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed |
1/4 cup egg beaters egg substitute |
1 1/2 cups flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats |
1/2 cup walnuts (may be ground in a blender) or 1/2 cup pecans, ground (may be ground in a blender) |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 cup dried cranberries (optional) or 1/2 cup raisins (optional) |
granulated sugar, for dipping |
Directions:
1. In a large bowl cream the butter, applesauce and sugars, beating until fluffy.
2. Blend egg into creamed mixture.
3. Sift together into the creamed mixture the flour, soda, and cinnamon.
4. Blend in the oats, nuts and vanilla.
5. Chill dough 1 hour or more.
6. Preheat oven to 350. Grease cookie sheets.
7. Drop cookies on greased sheet, using a 1 TB scoop or spoon.
8. Grease the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar, and press gently on each uncooked cookie, flattening it to a thickness of about 1/4 inch, resugaring glass for each cookie.
9. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
10. Cool 2-3 minutes on the sheet, remove cookies, and cool completely on racks. Store them in an airtight container.
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