These oatmeal cookies will give you the sweet fix you need: full of texture and taste, but NOT full of fat! For variety, put in a cup of chocolate chips, raisins, nuts of your choice, or any other candy that strikes your fancy. Or try using another extract instead of vanilla: how about almond, or raspberry? To reduce calories even more, bake with sugar substitute! With 46 calories per cookie, how can you afford NOT to bake them?

Ingredients

2/3	cup applesauce
1/4	cup white sugar
1/4	cup blackstrap molasses
1	egg white
1/2	teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4	cup all-purpose flour
1/2	teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2	cups rolled oats

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
   
   
2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg whites one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in the rolled oats (and chocolate chips/nuts if desired). Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
   
   
3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
   
   

Categories

Dessert, Snacks, Christmas, Cocktail Party, Easter, Fourth of July, Hanukkah, St. Patrick's Day, Super Bowl, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Bake, Quick

Nutritional Analysis

Nutrition Grade 95% confidence

Good points No saturated fat No cholesterol High in manganese High in selenium

Bad points Very high in sugar