Best Oatmeal Cookies (Made Lighter)
- 14 cup reduced fat margarine, softened
- 12 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 14 cup brown sugar, packed
- 14 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute
- 1 12 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 12 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 12 cup walnuts (may be ground in a blender) or 12 cup pecans, ground (may be ground in a blender)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 cup dried cranberries (optional) or 12 cup raisins (optional)
- granulated sugar, for dipping
- In a large bowl cream the butter, applesauce and sugars, beating until fluffy.
- Blend egg into creamed mixture.
- Sift together into the creamed mixture the flour, soda, and cinnamon.
- Blend in the oats, nuts and vanilla.
- Chill dough 1 hour or more.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease cookie sheets.
- Drop cookies on greased sheet, using a 1 TB scoop or spoon.
- Grease the bottom of a small glass, dip in sugar, and press gently on each uncooked cookie, flattening it to a thickness of about 1/4 inch, resugaring glass for each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Cool 2-3 minutes on the sheet, remove cookies, and cool completely on racks.
- Store them in an airtight container.
margarine, unsweetened applesauce, sugar, brown sugar, egg beaters, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, oats, walnuts, vanilla, cranberries, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/best-oatmeal-cookies-made-lighter-266738 (may not work)