Heart-Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
Low in calories and fat, these cookies are a perfect snack.
These heart-healthy cookies taste good enough to feel like we're cheating, even when we're not.
Ingredients (8)
- 1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar substitute, such as Splenda brown sugar blend
- 2 tablespoon buttery spread, such as Smart Balance Original, melted
- 2 egg whites
- 1 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup dried fruit, such as cranberries or blueberries
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, or almonds
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine yogurt, brown sugar blend and buttery spread in a bowl; mix until light and fluffy. Beat egg whites in a small bowl until soft peaks form. Fold into yogurt mixture. Stir in oats, dried fruit, cinnamon and pecans just until blended.
- Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Press together and flatten with a fork for uniform baking. Bake 20 minutes. Cookies have a moist cake-like texture.
Ingredients (9)
- 1.5 oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila
- 5 oz. Almond Liqueur
- 1 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
- .75 oz. Honey Syrup
- 2 Heaping Bar Spoons Organic Canned Pumpkin
- 1 Pinch Cinnamon
- 1 Pinch Nutmeg
- Optional: 2 Dashes Orange Bitters
- Garnish Dehydrated Half-Moon Orange Slice, 2 Charred Sage Leaves and Nutmeg
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