Saturday, February 2, 2013

Mint Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies



Ingredients:

4 Tbsp “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”
1/3 cup low fat cream cheese (1/3 less fat)
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 large egg yolks
¾ tsp peppermint extract
½ cup oat flour (to make, place oats in food processor/blender until flourlike consistency)
½ cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
¾ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
5 oz dark chocolate chips

Directions:

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.      Prepare cookie sheets by lining w/ parchment paper (or spraying w/ canola oil spray).
3.      Cream the “butter,” cream cheese, & brown sugar on high speed using a mixer.
4.      One mixture is fluffy, reduce speed to low & add egg yolks & peppermint. Mix until combined.
5.      Combine flours, baking soda, salt, & chips in a bowl. Add to butter mixture & mix by hand until well blended.
6.      Drop heaping teaspoons onto baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Flatten lightly w/ bottom of glass that has been moistened w/ water.
7.      Bake 6-7 minutes. Rotate pans & bake until lightly browned, about another 3 minutes. Be careful not to overbake.
8.      Cool & store in tightly sealed container.

Makes 40 cookies.
Per cookie: 69.2 calories, 2.9 g fat, 10.5 g carbohydrates, .8 g protein.

Can substitute vanilla for peppermint if want plain chocolate chip oat cookies.

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