Soft Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies or Muffins

These are yummy and very soft so pile the cookie dough high when scooping on baking sheet.

Cookies are healthy and could be used for a breakfast muffin.

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Soft Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies or Muffins

Wet ingredients:

*1/2 cup Olive Oil Light
*1/4 cup Butter
*1 cup packed Brown Sugar
*2 eggs beaten
*2 Cups Applesauce
*3 ripe Bananas smashed

Cream together.

Dry ingredients:

*1 cup Whole White Wheat Flour
*1 cup All-purpose Flour or Whole White Wheat Flour
* 3 cups Quick Cooking Oats
*1 teaspoon Baking Powder
*1 teaspoon Baking Soda
*1 teaspoon Cloves
*1 teaspoon Nutmeg
*1 teaspoon Salt

*1-2 cups Nuts of your choice, nuts are optional

Combine the wet and dry ingredients together and scoop onto cookie sheet or baking half sheet, greased or use Silpats, bake at 350* for 14 minutes. Makes about 32 large cookies.

We consider these a healthy cookie/muffin that tastes good.

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Un-cooked Cookies

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Cooked Cookies

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Have a good day!

Lindy

Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

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Soft Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

Cream together:

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon Light Olive Oil
1 cup packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 Egg

Then add:

1/4 cup Almond Milk

Sift together the following and then add to the above ingredients.

1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 or 1/2 teaspoon Salt, I used 1/2 teaspoon

Stir in:

3 cups Oats

Mix the following together and then add to all the above ingredients.

1 cup Raisins ( I like to microwave my raisins 1 minute with 2 tablespoons water to soften.)
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 tablespoon grated Fresh Ginger, optional
1 teaspoon Cinnamon

After all ingredients are incorporated, use a # 2 Scoop (18/8), scoop onto a half baking sheet, greased or use Silpat. Bake @ 350* for 10-15 minutes and then remove from oven and leave cookies on baking sheet 5 more minutes to finish baking. Remove onto cooling rack. Enjoy!

Pictures of ingredients needed.

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Raisin mixture

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Mixing of the wet ingredients.

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Unbaked Cookies

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Baked Cookies

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We really liked these cookies, I hope you do too.

Lindy