Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
November 24, 2015 by Jessi McGill
Filed under Recipes
PREP TIME: 25 min / COOK TIME: 48 min / TOTAL TIME: 1hr 13 min
SERVINGS: 40
½ c whole-wheat flour
½ c all-purpose flour
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ c unsweetened applesauce
¼ c canola oil
½ c packed brown sugar
¾ c confectioners’ sugar
1 lg egg
1 tsp vanilla
1¼ c rolled oats
½ c raisins or chopped dates
- PREHEAT the oven to 350°F. Coat no-stick baking sheets with no-stick spray or line with parchment paper.
- COMBINE the whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
- COMBINE the applesauce, oil, brown sugar, confectioners’ sugar, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix until well-blended. Add the flour mixture and mix well. Stir in the oats and raisins or dates. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2″ between cookies. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until very lightly browned. Do not overbake. Remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Or, if using parchment paper, slide the cookies and parchment paper onto a countertop to cool.
NUTRITION (per serving) 61.5 cal, 1 g pro, 11 g carb, 1 g fiber, 5 g sugars, 2 g fat, .2 g sat fat, 61 mg sodium
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