Heart Smart Cookies Recipes

HEART SMART OATMEAL DATE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.

HEART SMART COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350* Melt butter in saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat, add brown sugar, Stir until smooth.
• 2. In a medium bowl, combine both flours, baking soda, oats, and salt.
• 3. Combine butter mixture with dry ingredients, and add egg, vanilla, and dates. Fold in chocolate. Batter will be stiff.
• 4. Mix well, spoon by tablespoon onto lightly greased baking sheets.
• 5. Bake for 12 minutes or until tops are dry to touch. Makes 32 cookies.

HEART HEALTHY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat together butter and sugars until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
• Add flour, flax, soda, cinnamon, salt and mix well.
• stir in oats and raisins; mix well.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfulls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to a wire rack.

SMARTIE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together margarine and both sugars until smooth.
• Add vanilla; mix well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• Mix flour, baking soda and salt together; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Stir in Smarties.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto baking sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 9-11 minutes until golden brown.