Oatmeal Fruit Cookies (Low Fat)

Oatmeal Fruit Cookies (Low Fat)

niedziela, 9 lutego 2014

Oatmeal Fruit Cookies (Low Fat)

Time: 28 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons reduced fat margarine or 6 tablespoons light butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar (I used 1/4 cup brown sugar Splenda and 1/4 cup brown sugar with very good results)
• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup golden raisins or 1/4 cup raisins or 1/4 cup currants
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries, chopped (or use more raisins)
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• cooking spray

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare cooking sheet with a light coat of cooking spray or parchment paper.
• 2 Using a mixer, blend together the margarine/butter, sugar, extract and egg white in a medium sized bowl.
• 3 Combine oatmeal, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger. Mix into the wet ingredients.
• 4 Stir in by hand the cranberries, raisins and nuts (if using).
• 5 Drop mounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 16-18 minutes. Lightly flaten the dough with the back of a spoon.
• 6 Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to rest for 2 minutes. Cookies should be lightly browned on the edges. Transfer to wire racks and allow the cookies to cool.
• 7 Serve or store in an air tight container.