Oatmeal and Carrot Breakfast Cookies
- Number of Servings: 18
Ingredients
5 oz (1 cup) whole wheat pastry flour5 oz (1 cup) all-purpose flour1 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp table salt2 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp allspiceFruit, Oat and Veggie Mixture:1 1/2 cups grated carrot*---(10 oz before peeling and trimming) use the finest holes on your box grater and pack them in1 cup your choice very finely chopped dried fruit--we used cranberries and apples1 cup rolled oats1/2 cup finely chopped nuts--optionalWet ingredients:3/4 cup packed golden brown sugar1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened2 eggs1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce1 tsp vanilla
Mix all dry ingredients together, set aside.
Mix all fruit/veggie ingredients together, set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about
5 minutes. Add eggs, scrape bowl well, and continue to beat until mixture
is thick, ribbony and very pale, another 3-4 minutes. Add vanilla and applesauce.
Turn mixer to low speed, and add Dry ingredients, mixing until just blended.
Remove mixer or beaters, and stir in fruit and oat mixture by hand until well-incorporated.
Chill one hour at least. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350.
To form bars, lightly grease your hands with oil. (The kids can help out here! It's very sticky!)
Shape gently into three inch by one inch logs. You can also drop them by spoonfuls to make cookies, but they'll cook faster.
Bake 15-20 minutes, until just starting to brown. Remove to cool on rack, and store at room temperature. Makes about 16 bars.
Number of Servings: 18
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GMTBILLINGS.
Mix all fruit/veggie ingredients together, set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about
5 minutes. Add eggs, scrape bowl well, and continue to beat until mixture
is thick, ribbony and very pale, another 3-4 minutes. Add vanilla and applesauce.
Turn mixer to low speed, and add Dry ingredients, mixing until just blended.
Remove mixer or beaters, and stir in fruit and oat mixture by hand until well-incorporated.
Chill one hour at least. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350.
To form bars, lightly grease your hands with oil. (The kids can help out here! It's very sticky!)
Shape gently into three inch by one inch logs. You can also drop them by spoonfuls to make cookies, but they'll cook faster.
Bake 15-20 minutes, until just starting to brown. Remove to cool on rack, and store at room temperature. Makes about 16 bars.
Number of Servings: 18
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GMTBILLINGS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 184.5
- Total Fat: 8.5 g
- Cholesterol: 34.9 mg
- Sodium: 164.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 30.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 3.6 g
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