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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.

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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"Healthified" Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

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

3/4	cup no-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread stick, softened
3/4	cup packed brown sugar
1/2	cup granulated sugar
1/3	cup buttermilk
2	egg whites
2	teaspoons vanilla
2	cups Gold Medal® whole wheat flour
1 1/2	teaspoons ground cinnamon
1	teaspoon baking soda
1/2	teaspoon salt
2	cups old-fashioned oats
1	cup raisins
1/3	cup 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.

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 2g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 4% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 MyPyramid Servings: 1 tsp Fats & Oils, 1 oz-equivalents Grains
*% Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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2 Reviews

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 , Fort Myers FL

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 , mulberry FL