Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Low fat, low cholestrol oatmeal drop cookies

Ingredients: to make about 2+1/2 dozen of cookies

(I)
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 or 1/8 tsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

(II)
1/2 cup firm packed light brown sugar
1+1/2 cup Quaker oats

(III)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 large egg, beaten
3 tbsp water
1 tsp vanilla extra
1/2 cup craisins (or raisins)

How-to:
1. Pre-heat oven 350F.
2. Combine ingredients in (I).
3. Mix well with (II) and make a well at the center.
4. Add (III) and stir until dry ingredients are moistened.
5. drop by tablespoons 2" apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
6. bake 13~15 mins or until done.

3 comments:

eugenia said...

Mom that sounds really easy and healthy! What is the texture of the cookies -- soft and chewy or thin and crispy?

runaway cook said...

I should say the cookies are soft and chewy. Maybe they can become crispy if you press each drop of ingredient mixture to form a thin layer on baking sheet before baking them.

amychien said...

Yummy! I can't wait to try it!
love,
amy