LOWER-FAT CHEWY OATMEAL SPICE COOKIES

LOWER-FAT CHEWY OATMEAL SPICE COOKIES image

Yield 3 1/2 Dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) margarine, softened
3/4 cup apple butter or applesauce
2 egg whites or 1 egg
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
3 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 cup diced dried mixed fruit or raisins

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugars and margarine until well blended. Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, if desired; mix well. Add oats and dried fruit; mix well. (Dough will be moist.) Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.