Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Don't let their name fool you; these oatmeal raisin cookies are far from ordinary. With a hint of maple, crunchy walnuts, stevia, and sweet apple juice, they're likely to disappear fast.
Serves: 18
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup raisins, packed
- 5 ounces unsweetened apple juice concentrate
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4 teaspoon stevia extract
- 1/2 teaspoon maple flavoring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup 1% low fat milk
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
- Simmer raisins and apple juice in a small pan for 15 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together flour and softened butter or margarine.
- Stir in the stevia, maple flavoring, vanilla, and slightly beaten egg.
- Cream 1/3 of the stewed raisins and all of the juice in a blender. Set the rest of the raisins aside.
- Stir raisins and juice into the butter mixture.
- Add milk and oats.
- Sift together dry ingredients.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients.
- Add the rest of the raisins and walnuts. Be careful not to over mix (this can make cookies tough).
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet.
- Bake 13-15 minutes.
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