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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Low fat and incredibly health version of oatmeal, chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients:
2 cups oats |
1 cup flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 (14 ounce) can white kidney beans |
1/4 cup butter |
1 cup brown sugar |
1 large egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1/2 cup chocolate chips |
1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup dried cranberries |
1/4-1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/4-1/2 cup pecans |
2 tablespoons ground flax seeds |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Place oats in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it resembles coarse flour. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon & salt & process until combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Put beans in food processor & pulse until roughly pureed. Add butter & process until well blended. Add brown sugar, egg & vanilla & pulse until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
4. Poor bean mixture into oat mix & stir by hand until almost combined; add chocolate chip, raisins, nut & flaxseed & stir until just blended.
5. Drop large spoonfuls of dough onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with non-stick spray, & flatten each one a little with hand.
6. Bake 14-16 minute.
7. Makes 2 dozen. Each cookie contains 138 calories & 3.5 grams fat.
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