Lower-Fat Chewy Oatmeal Spice Cookies

About 3-1/2 Dozen
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Chewy oatmeal spice cookies are the perfect treat when you’re looking for a soft cookie full of yummy spices and texture. Full of chewy oats, apple butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg, these cookies are an irresistible snack.

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Ingredients

3/4 Cup(s) firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 Cup(s) granulated sugar
4 Tablespoon(s) (1/2 stick) margarine, softened
3/4 Cup(s) apple butter or applesauce
2 egg whites or 1 egg
2 Tablespoon(s) fat-free milk
2 Teaspoon(s) vanilla
1-1/2 Cup(s) all-purpose flour
1 Teaspoon(s) Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon(s) salt (optional)
1/4 Teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg (optional)
3 Cup(s) Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1 Cup(s) diced dried mixed fruit or raisins

Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
In large bowl, beat sugars and margarine until well blended.
Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, if desired; mix well.
Add oats and dried fruit; mix well. (Dough will be moist.)
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.

Serving Tips:

For a No Fat-Added Cookie: Omit margarine and increase apple butter to 1 cup. Proceed as recipe directs.

Cook Note:
Look for apple butter in the jam & jelly section of the supermarket.

Key Products

Quaker® Oats-Old Fashioned

Quaker® Oats-Quick 1 - Minute Oats

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Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
In large bowl, beat sugars and margarine until well blended.
Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well.
Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg, if desired; mix well.
Add oats and dried fruit; mix well. (Dough will be moist.)
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Store tightly covered.