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Oatmeal-Pecan Snack Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 80 Minutes
Servings: 10
This was published in Southern Living's Feb 2008 edition. Have not tried this, but looks pretty good and would like to safe keep it!
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup butter, softened
6 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups uncooked oats (regular)
3/4 cup dried cherries
vegetable oil cooking spray
1/2 cup pecans
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt ans baking soda.
2. Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg substitute and vanilla, beating until blended.
3. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in oats and dried cherries.
4. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet coated with cooking spray, Gently flatten dough into circles. Sprinkle about 1/2 TSP chopped pecans onto each dough circle.
5. Bake in batches at 350 degrees F. for 13-14 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers come out clean. Remove cookies from baking sheets to wire racks and let cool 10 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com