Oat Bran Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

HEARTY OATMEAL & BRAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, peanut butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; blend into creamed mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips, cereal, bran, rolled oats and peanuts.
• Preheat oven at 375 degrees.
• Form small balls unto greased baking sheets (for chewy cookies leave in a ball, for crispier cookies flatten a bit).
• Bake in oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on racks.

CHOCOLATE OAT BRAN COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Mix oat bran and water, let stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes .
• (This timing is very important.) Cream margarine, sugar and sugar substitute together until light and fluffy.
• Add egg whites and vanilla and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds Scrape down the bowl Stir flour, cocoa, soda, dry buttermilk and salt together to blend well.
• Add to the creamed mixture along with the oat bran mixture and mix at medium speed to blend.
• Add chocolate chips to dough Drop by tablespoonful onto cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 375° for 12 minutes.
• (The cookies will not be crisp if they are not baked the full length of time.) Remove from hot cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.
• Use 1 cookie per serving.
• This recipe is a good source of fiber.
• Food exchanges per serving (1 cookie): 2/3 bread and 1 fat Low sodium diets: omit salt, use salt-free margarine Low-cholesterol diets: May be used as written.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Mix the butter and both sugars in a large bowl with a wooden spoon until creamy. Beat in the egg until incorporated, then stir in the cream and vanilla.
• Add the flour mixture and gently stir until no traces of flour remain. Add the oats, chocolate chips and nuts (if using), and fold until evenly distributed. Loosely scoop a rounded ball of dough using a measuring tablespoon or small cookie scoop and drop onto a prepared sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on the sheet on a wire rack for 1 minute, then transfer the cookies to the rack to cool completely. The cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

PEANUT BUTTER OAT BRAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix melted margarine with sugars.
• Add egg (or whites); mix well.
• Stir in peanut butter and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• Add remaining dry ingredients; mix well.
• Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch pan. In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses, vanilla and eggs. Stir in oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. Spread in pan.
• Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown and center is set. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows.