Oatmeal Cookie Recipe - withOUT butter

My 3 year old and I had such fun making cookies the other day. She pronounces the word, "Oatmeal" as "Opa-meal." So I thought that was a good name for these cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup applesauce


• 1 cup packed light brown sugar


• 1/2 cup white sugar


• 2 eggs


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon baking soda


• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon


• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 3 cups rolled oats


• 1 cup raisins - optional

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.


3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container. Make sure you get some, because they don't last long!

Fit Mom Kiana Cereal Cookies

If your family is anything like mine, for some reason there are "almost empty boxes of cereal" in the pantry. It's as if they eat the last bit they will have to physically do "extra work" and "throw the boxes away!?" Aggravating... but that's another blog altogether. lol.
Here is the recipe:

Here is what I do with the "left over" cereal.  I Make Fit Mom Kiana Cereal Cookies! It's a "healthier" alternative to cookies and is a real treat with "less guilt." It's a good basic recipe that you can add anything to! Enjoy!


Fit Mom Kiana Cereal Cookies Recipe




Mix together:
1 cube butter of margarine - cream in bowl
Add 1 cup Splenda or Stevia equivalent
Add 1 egg
Add 1 tsp. vanilla


Sift together in separate bowl:
Add 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
Add 3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda

Add to flour and baking soda / dry ingredients:
2-3 cups leftover cereal (the healthier the better!)

Mix wet and dry ingredients together. Mix well.

Add Optional:
bits of dark chocolate 70% cocoa bar (yummy anti oxidants), raisins, almonds (extra protein), walnuts, trail mix, dried cranberries...

Bake: 350 degrees
12-15 minutes