Apple Oatmeal
Spice Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose
flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) margarine, softened
3/4 cup apple butter or applesauce
2 large egg whites OR 1 large egg
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup diced dried mixed fruit or raisins
- Heat oven to 350°F.
Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
- In medium bowl, combine
flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well. In large
bowl, beat sugars and margarine until well blended. Add apple
butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir in flour
mixture; mix well. Stir in oats and dried fruit; mix well. (Dough
will be moist.)
- Drop dough by rounded
tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes
or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie
sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Makes about 3 dozen.
Tip: Look for apple butter
in the jam and jelly section of the supermarket.
Nutritional Facts: 1 cookie:
Calories 80, Calories From Fat 15, Total Fat 1.5g, Saturated
Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 50mg, Total Carbohydrates 15g,
Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein less than 2g, Total Sugars 8g.
Recipe provided courtesy
of The Quaker Oats Company.
