A healthy spin on oatmeal raisin cookies
Posted on Jan 12th 2008 9:00AM by Jacki DonaldsonPeeke's recipe, featured in the book Love Notes to Our Moms and Other Women of Influence, goes as follows and makes a batch of 38 cookies, each with 75 calories, 2 grams of fat, 13 grams of carbohydrates, 1 gram of protein, and even a gram of fiber.
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg yolk
3/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup raisins
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly coat baking sheet with canola oil.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract. Mix briefly.
- Combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add to creamed mixture and mix until all dry ingredients are moistened.
- Portion heaping spoonfuls of dough, about 3/4 oz. onto baking sheet about 1-1/2 inches apart. Bake for seven minutes. Lightly flatten with finger. Rotate baking sheet and continue baking for four minutes.














