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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 60
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 98.1

Total Fat: 4.9 g
Cholesterol: 9.2 mg
Sodium: 60.6 mg
Total Carbs: 11.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
Protein: 2.5 g

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Introduction

i tweaked a recipe from the "eat clean" book by tasca reno, i changed the flour...and used lighter bake oil replacement for half the fat...these are chewy and light when you want a healthy sweet cookie.
(if you dont have sunsweet lighter bake you can use applesauce) i tweaked a recipe from the "eat clean" book by tasca reno, i changed the flour...and used lighter bake oil replacement for half the fat...these are chewy and light when you want a healthy sweet cookie.
(if you dont have sunsweet lighter bake you can use applesauce)

Minutes to Prepare: 45

Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 60

Ingredients

1/2 c. whole flax seeds

1-1/2 c. skim milk w. 1T. lemon juice (or just use buttermilk)

2c. flour

1/2 c flax seeds (ground)

1c. rolled oats

1tsp baking powder

1tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp mace

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4c. butter

1/4c. olive oil

1/2c. "sunsweet lighter bake"

1c. sugar

2 large eggs

2 tbsp vanilla

2c. raw almonds chopped

1/2c. raisins

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 375'. In a small bowl, soak 1/2c. flax seeds in milk and lemon juice (or buttermilk). soak 2 hrs. or so.
2.in a large bowl mix dry ingredients and blend. dont add raisins or nuts yet.
3. in another bowl beat olive oil, butter, sunsweet lighter bake, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
4. combine liquid and dry ingredients until evenly blended...add raisins and chopped almonds.
5. pam spray cookie sheet...scoop spoonfulls on cookiesheet and bake for 15min.

Number of Servings: 60

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KERMITFRAB.