Oatmeal-Date-Chocolate Cookies

My recipe for Oatmeal-Date-Chocolate Cookies gives you the cholesterol-lowering benefits of oats and fiber-packed dates. Enjoy with a glass of cold soymilk and dunk away without guilt.

Yield: Makes 32 cookies (serving size: 1 cookie)

Ingredients

• 6  tablespoons  unsalted butter
• 3/4  cup  packed light brown sugar
• 1/3  cup  all-purpose flour
• 1/3  cup  whole-wheat flour
• 3/4  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1 1/2  cups  regular oats
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1  lightly beaten egg
• 1  teaspoon  vanilla extract
• 1  cup  chopped pitted dates
• 3  ounces  coarsely chopped bittersweet chocolate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350º. Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and add brown sugar. Stir until smooth. In a medium bowl, combine all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, oats, and salt. Combine the butter mixture with the dry ingredients, and add egg, vanilla, and chopped dates. Fold in bittersweet chocolate. Mix well and spoon mixture by tablespoon-fulls out onto lightly greased (or silicone baking mat–covered) baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes, until tops are dry to the touch.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

91

Fat:

4g (sat 2g,mono 1g,poly 0g)

Cholesterol:

12mg

Protein:

1g

Fiber:

1g

Iron:

0.5mg

Sodium:

52mg

Calcium:

11mg