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Healthified Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Healthified Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies
Recipe Tip
What is "Healthified"?
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.
Substitution
Don't have any buttermilk? To substitute, place 1 teaspoon vinegar in a 1 cup glass measuring cup; add fat-free (skim) milk to measure 1/3 cup. Let stand 5 minutes.
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Flattening the cookies slightly helps the cookies bake more evenly.

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37% less fat • 33% less sat fat • 25% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison. Nature’s sweetness shines through in a cookie updated with whole wheat flour and shorted on shortening. From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:1 hr 20 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 20 min
makes:3 dozen cookies
3/4cup no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, softened
3/4cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup granulated sugar
1/3cup buttermilk
2egg whites
2teaspoons vanilla
2cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1 1/2teaspoons ground cinnamon
1teaspoon baking soda
1/2teaspoon salt
2cups old-fashioned oats
1cup raisins
1/3cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted*
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease or spray cookie sheets. In large bowl, beat vegetable oil spread and sugars with electric mixer on low speed until creamy. Beat in buttermilk, egg whites and vanilla until well mixed.
2.On low speed, beat in flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt until well mixed. Stir in oats, raisins and pecans. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets 2 inches apart. Slightly flatten each.
3.Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until set and very light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container.
*To toast the pecans, heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.

Nutritional Information
1 Cookie: Calories 120 (Calories from Fat 40); Total Fat 4 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 110mg; Total Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 10g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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Posted at 4:00 PM on November 22 2011 by Jeanie at EatBetterAmerica
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Healthified
Splenda is not healthy.
Posted at 4:00 PM on November 22 2011 by ruthcar10
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Use Stevia instead
I wish you could provide a "Healthfied" cookie recipe that substitutes Stevia for sugar. My problem with baking with Stevia is what to do about the lost volume that occurs when you use Stevia instead of sugar. Any tips?
Posted at 4:00 PM on November 22 2011 by prdfy
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yummy cookies
i made these cookies today and my daughter loved them. I will definately make them again and variations of them too.
Posted at 4:31 PM on August 26 2009 by EmberDora
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Delicious!
These cookies are sooooooo good! Of course they are not the same as the less healthy cookie, they still live up to the highest standard for a healthier cookie. Instead of raisins, I have used semi-sweet morsels, and even butterscotch morsels. Both turned out wonderful. I also use the old-fashioned method of making buttermilk with vinegar and milk, which always turns out great. I bake them for about a minute less than called for, which helps ensure that they are nice and soft, and chewy. These cookies have become a staple in my home, and always will be.
Posted at 9:44 AM on June 10 2009 by Charlotte Baptiste
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loved the taste
This were a big hit with my "testers." I used "i can't believe it's not butter," instant oats (not sure if there's a difference) and instead of the raisins and nuts, i added 1 cup of chocolate chips. this probably increases the cal/per cookie by 10-15. i pre-made the dough and refrigerated it over night. this made the dough a little stiff to work with and the cookies didn't bake out (i had to mash them down with a fork). i would recommend not refridgerating the dough for more than a few hours, though they were still delicious! Tip: if you don't have buttermilk, my grandma taught me the "homemade" way - 2 parts reg. milk, 1 part vinegar.
Posted at 8:03 AM on April 30 2009 by chelle17
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very good
I omitted the nuts, and used veg oil because I didn't have the right fat, and they turned out very well. We made a double batch for a church social and they were GONE.
Posted at 1:16 PM on March 24 2009 by TnFirefly
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Pretty good!
I liked this recipe. Tastes the same as "regular" oatmeal cookies. My husband thought they were a little dry, but he also finished them off. So I think he didn't mind too much.
Posted at 12:39 PM on February 2 2009 by Christina
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oatmeal raisin cookies
I made these cookies without the raisins and nuts. I made about 4 dozen. I took a dozen to work. I got to eat two. By the time I came home from work, the rest I had left at home were gone. These cookies are GOOD! And nobody knew they were healthier versions. My little secret.
Posted at 9:48 AM on October 14 2008 by Jennifer
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as with any of the recipes to make it more healthified you could substitute the granulated sugar with splenda or no calorie sweetner. also you could substitute the oils with sugar free applesauce.
Posted at 6:26 PM on September 24 2008 by smc.3344