Veras Oat Bran Cookies Recipes

BANANA OAT AND BRAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat mashed bananas, egg whites, brown sugar, maple syrup, yogurt, and cinnamon.
• Combine the remaining dry ingredients: flour, oats, wheat bran, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine dry ingredients with wet mixture.
• Add in raisins, chopped prunes, and/ or nuts.
• Roll cookies into balls, place on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake for 8-12 minutes until cookies are firm and dry.

OAT BRAN, NO-SUGAR-ADDED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine oat bran, figs, walnuts, cashews, almond flour, coconut flour, cinnamon, and allspice in a bowl, making sure that figs do not clump together.
• Beat eggs in a separate bowl until thoroughly blended. Mix in coconut oil and vanilla extract.
• Pour egg mixture over oat bran mixture; mix until dough comes together.
• Measure dough into 1 1/2-inch balls with an ice cream scoop and flatten with a spoon to about 1/4-inch diameter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 15 minutes.

MOLASSES OAT BRAN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the oil, egg, 1 cup sugar and molasses and mix very well.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, oats, bran, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves.
• Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture until well-blended.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (This is for easier handling).
• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray or line with parchment.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in the 1/4 cup sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets and flatten the cookies with the bottom of a drinking glass, dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 375°F for 7-10 minutes until cookies are set and tops are crackle-y.
• Let cool 1 minute on the cookie sheet, then remove to a cooling rack to cool completely.

OAT-BRAN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the remaining ingredients. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

VERA'S OAT BRAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream margarine and sugar together at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar substitute, eggs and vanilla to creamed mixture, mix at medium speed for 30 seconds.
• Scrape down the bowl.
• Stir flour, oat bran, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon together to blend Add to creamed mixture along with raisins and water.
• Mix at medium speed until blended, Drop by tablespoon onto cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.
• Dip your fingers in cold water and press the dough down to form a round cookie about 2 1/2-inches across.
• Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned on the bottom.
• Remove cookies from hot cookie sheets to wire racks to cool to room temperature and serve 1 cookie per serving.
• Food exchanges per serving: 2/3 bread and 1 fat Low sodium diets; Omit salt.
• Use salt-free margarine and low-sodium baking powder Low cholesterol diets: Omit eggs.
• Use 1/2 cup egg whites.