REDUCED SUGAR WHOLE WHEAT OATMEAL COOKIES

Reduced Sugar Whole Wheat Oatmeal Cookies image

Provided by Lisa Crum

Categories Cookies

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/3 c whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c oats, uncooked
1/2 c butter or margerine, soft or melted
2 eggs
1 c nuts (i used a combination of walnuts and almond slices, chopped)
1 c splenda
1/4 c molasses
1 tsp cinnamon
1 pkg chopped dates or dried fruit. i made two batches, one with dates and the other with a package of dried mixed berries. they were both delicious.

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Mix flour, baking powder, Splenda, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and oats together. Add butter, eggs, vanilla. Stir in remainder of ingredients.
2. Place walnut-sized balls of dough on greased cookie sheet, and flatten (where it's whole wheat, they don't spread without some help). I also smoothed the edges with my fingers so that they wouldn't be so bad to crumble.
3. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow to cool for a couple of minutes on cookie sheet, then transfer gently to a wire rack to finish the cooling process. These will do best if you don't flatten them to any more than 1/3 inch thick. They'll have a chewy, dense texture...and if you like whole grain foods, I'm guessing you'll really be pleased with the taste of these.