Heartsmart Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

HEART HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and sugars until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add flour, flax, soda, cinnamon, salt and mix well.
• stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfulls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to a wire rack.

HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours and baking powder; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Add flour mixture, and stir to combine; mix in oats and currants.
• Using two tablespoons of dough per cookie, roll into balls; place on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper, 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 17 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
• Cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES WITH HONEY

Steps:

• Whisk oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and kosher salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine honey, applesauce, butter, egg, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Whisk until blended. Pour into the bowl with the flour mixture; stir until just combined. Fold chocolate chips and walnuts into the batter.
• Place batter in the refrigerator and let chill at least 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and place a rack in the center. Line a large, rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet.
• Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes if very stiff.
• Drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet in 1 1/2-inch balls using a cookie scoop or spoon, leaving 1 inch of space around each. Gently flatten each cookie with your fingers to 3/4-inch thick.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, firm around the edges, and set on top, 9 to 10 minutes.
• Place the baking sheet on a wire rack. Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring cookies to the wire rack to cool completely.

HEART SMART OATMEAL DATE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
• Remove from heat and add brown sugar.
• Stir until smooth.
• In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, oats, and salt.
• Combine the butter mixture with the dry ingredients, and add egg, vanilla, and chopped dates.
• Fold in bittersweet chocolate.
• Mix well and spoon mixture by tablespoon-fulls out onto lightly greased (or silicone baking mat-covered) baking sheets.
• Bake for 12 minutes, until tops are dry to the touch.