DESSERT: Whole Wheat Oatmeal Chocolate-Chip Cookies

Serving Size: 2 Dozen Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup low-fat butter, room temperature (or substitute 1 cup applesauce, but be sure to add 1 tbsp of oil)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups whole wheat or all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups oats (add more if mixture is too wet)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chip cookies

Instructions:

• Mix butter and sugar together using a hand blender 
• Beat in eggs one by one into the butter mixture
• Add in vanilla
• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt - add this mixture into the butter mixture
• Add in chocolate chips
• Let this mixture cool in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
• Preheat oven to 335 degrees  
• Spoon chilled mixture onto a greased baking sheet - 1.5 tbsp per cookie should be a good size
• Bake at 335 for 10-12 minutes