Best Low Fat Apple Pecan Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

HEALTHY APPLE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F(177C°). Line baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
• Slice the banana and place in a medium bowl. Mash with a fork. Set aside the bowl.
• Peel the apple and grate. When you grate the apple, there will be some excess juice left. Leaving that excess juice (don't squeeze the apple, I mean the excess juice that stay on where you zest the apple) place the grated apple over the mashed banana and add the cinnamon, mix with a spoon/fork.
• Add the peanut butter and mix again. Finally mix in the oats.
• Make 1 and ½ tablespoon big balls. The mixture will be sticky so you should either use a cookie scoop or a spoon. Place them on the baking sheet and flatten with your fingers.
• Bake for almost 14 minutes or until the cookies become firm on top and they don't stick to the parchment paper. When you remove the cookies from the oven, they will be soft to handle but they will be firm as they cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.

APPLE OATMEAL PECAN COOKIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Line your cookie sheet with Parchment Paper.
• 3. Mix together all dry ingredients.
• 4. Add all of the wet ingredients to the dry mixture and mix well. I use my kitchen aid for this.
• 5. Now add in the Pecans and Oatmeal. Mix well.
• 6. Don't worry if dough seems a bit stiff and perhaps even crumbly.
• 7. Now add in the Diced Apples and Raisins. Mix well.
• 8. **This is very important, refrigerate for at least 2 hours. This is important as this allows flavors of the cinnamon, nutmeg, oats and apples to blend. Worth the wait. You won't be disappointed.
• 9. Drop by small tsp (I use a small ice cream scoop with a release) onto lined cookie sheet. Then very lightly and flatten the dough. Not much. Just enough so you don't have a raised/pointed top. That way the cookie will bake evenly.
• 10. Bake for 9-15 minutes (depending upon oven)
• 11. Remove cookies from oven when lightly brown.
• 12. Each cookie is approx. 2.81 grams of fat
• 13. Yield 7 doz. of 2" cookies Unless you eat some of the cookie dough like I do... :)
• 14. ***Note*** You can add more cinnamon and nutmeg to taste if you like. This actually can also be applied to the nuts, raisins, and apples. Feel free to add a little extra if you like. In that regards, you make it according to your taste. Happy baking.
• 15. You can also make a glaze of 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla and a tsp of milk. If it's not thick enough, just add a bit more powdered sugar. You can use this to drizzle over the cookies to make them appear a little fancier.

OATMEAL PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F; lightly grease a baking sheet.
• If using old fashioned oats pulse them in a food processor a few times.
• Combine the oats, nuts, cinnamon, baking powder, salt and orange zest (if using) in a food processor, blender or a medium bowl (if using an immersion blender). Pulse until the nuts are finely chopped and evenly distributed. **You should end up with a fine meal. This is taking the place of flour**.
• Beat the butter and sugars in a large bowl until smooth.
• Add the egg, scraping the bowl and beating until smooth.
• Stir in the vinegar and vanilla, then the oat mixture.
• Drop the dough by 1/2 tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. (They don't spread much).
• Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes until the edges are barely browned.
• Remove them from the oven and let them cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to rack or paper bag to cool completely.
• **Mine turned out as small round puffy soft and slightly chewy cookies**.

LOW FAT APPLE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream margarine with honey and Splenda sugar substitute.
• Add egg, vanilla and applesauce. Mix well.
• Add flour, baking soda and cinnamon. Mix well.
• Stir in oatmeal.
• Peel and chop 2 apples. Add to mixture.
• Drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes.