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Recipe Makeover

Every month, we’ll take a member’s recipe and give it a Start Making Choices™ makeover—shaping it up to suit a more balanced lifestyle.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

After-School Special

Satiate your cookie cravings with this sweet treat that reduces fat and sugar.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Nutritional Information:

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Calories: 160	Fat: 5 g
Carbs: 28 g	Protein: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g	Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 67 mg	Sugars: 13 g

Hands On: 30 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Makes: 24 servings (1 cookie each)

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups Eagle Mills® All-Purpose Unbleached Flour with Ultragrain®
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Fleischmann's® Unsalted Margarine—stick, softened (1/2 cup = 1 stick)
1/2 cup Egg Beaters® Original
1/2 cup sweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Combine flour and baking soda in medium bowl; set aside. Mix sugar and Fleischmann's with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add Egg Beaters, applesauce, and vanilla; mix well. Add flour mixture; stir with spoon until well combined. Stir in oats and raisins.

2. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake 14 to 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

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Previous Recipe Makeovers

> Not-So-Naughty Manicotti

> Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

> Blended Chai Mocha

How We Do It!

In our test kitchens, we enhance, with care, the treasured family recipes shared by other Start Making Choices members just like you. Our general guidelines include reducing fat, cholesterol, and calories while preserving the taste and texture of the original. Where possible, we add nutritional value with health-giving vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fiber. Lastly, we simplify recipe preparation to better serve today’s busy households.

Recipes featured here may not meet all of the Balanced Life™ Plan nutritional guidelines and are not part of your Balanced Life Plan. Please enjoy in moderation.