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About 3-1/2 Dozen
Servings
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Chewy oatmeal spice cookies are the perfect treat when you’re looking for a soft cookie full of yummy spices and texture. Full of chewy oats, apple butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg, these cookies are an irresistible snack.
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup(s) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 Cup(s) granulated sugar
- 4 Tablespoon(s) (1/2 stick) margarine, softened
- 3/4 Cup(s) apple butter or applesauce
- 2 egg whites or 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoon(s) fat-free milk
- 2 Teaspoon(s) vanilla
- 1-1/2 Cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 Teaspoon(s) Baking Soda
- 1 Teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 Teaspoon(s) salt (optional)
- 1/4 Teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg (optional)
- 3 Cup(s) Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1 Cup(s) diced dried mixed fruit or raisins
Cooking Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, beat sugars and margarine until well blended.
- Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well.
- Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, if desired; mix well.
- Add oats and dried fruit; mix well. (Dough will be moist.)
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
- Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
- Cool completely.
- Store tightly covered.
Serving Tips:
For a No Fat-Added Cookie: Omit margarine and increase apple butter to 1 cup. Proceed as recipe directs.
Cook Note:
Look for apple butter in the jam & jelly section of the supermarket.
Key Products
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Ingredient Substitutions
- Calories 80
- Fat 2g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Cholesterol <5mg
- Sodium 35mg
- Total Carbohydrate 15g
- Fiber <1g
- Sugar 7g
- Protein 1g
- Calcium 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Vitamin C 0%
- Vitamin A 0%
- Potassium 2%
- Iron 4%
- Thiamin 4%
- Magnesium 4%
- Whole grain 6g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
