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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 12 Minutes |
Ready In: 22 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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This is my healthier version of a cookie that is sold at one of our local bakeries. These are not your normal cookie as they stay in nice little soft mounds packed with little bits of dried apples and nuts without being overly sweet. **This is an original recipe and the amount of apple juice is always between 1/3 and 1/2 cup so you will have to use your baking skills when making these. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour |
2 cups old fashioned oats |
1/2 cup splenda brown sugar blend |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
1/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon |
4 teaspoons flax seed meal |
5 ounces dried apple rings, finely chopped |
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped |
2 tablespoons vegetable oil |
1 cup unsweetened applesauce |
2 teaspoons vanilla |
1/3-1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice (1/3 is a little dry and 1/2 is a little wet) |
Directions:
1. pre heat oven to 350°F.
2. In large bowl stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flaxseed meal.
3. Add chopped dried apple and walnuts to flour mixture.
4. In small bowl whisk together applesauce, vanilla, oil and 1/3 cup apple juice.
5. Stir liquid into dry ingredients without over working **over stiring will make them though** adding a little more apple juice if need be.
6. Drop a cookie scooper full or generous tablespoon full of dough onto Silpat(can use paper-lined or greased baking sheet But silpat works best), these cookies won't spread much so you can get a few more per baking sheet.
7. Bake in the preheated oven at 350 F for 12-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. These cookies are more cake-like, so they will not get crisp and will only color slightly.
8. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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