Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
While chocolate chip cookies may be considered America’s favorite, there’s an underrated gem in the jar: Oatmeal raisin.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup flour, preferably whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat-white flour*
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup raisins or dried cranberries
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, add oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and mix thoroughly.*
- In another bowl, combine applesauce, eggs, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until everything is incorporated. Fold in raisins. If using optional chocolate chips, add them to batter.
- Use about 1 tablespoon of batter per cookie and drop onto baking sheet. Press down lightly with fingers to slightly flatten cookies. If the batter is too sticky, you can either slightly wet your fingers or place in the fridge to chill before adding to baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes; then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Store cookies in an airtight container on the counter. Separate with parchment paper between the layers.
Notes
* You can use any flour you prefer, but whole wheat pastry flour and whole wheat-white flour are variations of whole grain that are softer and work well in baked goods.
• If using chocolate chips, add about 10 calories, 1 g sugar per cookie.
Nutrition Information per serving
Serving Size: 1cookieCalories: 55Carbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gTotal Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 82mgFiber: 1gTotal Sugar: 5g— Natural Sugar: 2g— Added Sugar: 3gCalcium: 21mg
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.