HEATHER'S HEALTHY OATMEAL SURPRISES

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These oatmeal cookies are better for you than the average cookie. Whole wheat flour, peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, cinnamon, and nutmeg also give them more flavor. If you like oatmeal cookies, I urge you to try these!!

Provided by Kahana

Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

¾ cup butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 egg whites
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
3 cups quick-cooking oats
½ cup peanut butter chips
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg whites and egg one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Then stir in the quick oats, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.9 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 110.4 mg, Sugar 11.5 g