09/19/2012
Photo by: Gina Homolka
These moist and chewy oatmeal cookies have sweet raisins and crunchy walnuts in every bite.
As the weather gets cooler, I love baking cookies on the weekends. One trick to reducing calories and fat in a recipe is to replace most of the butter with applesauce so you won't feel as guilty eating them. That's exactly what I did with this recipe - it calls for only 2 tablespoons of butter, and the rest is replaced with apple sauce.
I've also substituted pure maple syrup for half of the sugar in the recipe, which gives this cookie the perfect hint of fall. And what a perfect fall cookie this is!
Click here to get the recipe for Skinny Oatmeal Walnut Raisin Cookies
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Get to Know: Skinny Taste's Gina Homolka
Gina Homolka is the author of the blog Skinny Taste, which features her low fat, family-friendly, healthy recipes and mouthwatering photography. For more, visit SkinnyTaste.com. For an exclusive sweet, skinny treat from Gina every month, check out her blog here on dash, Gina's Skinny Desserts.
Shoot us your kitchen queries, share your opinions, or just come and say "Hi!" on Facebook and on Twitter @dashrecipes
As the weather gets cooler, I love baking cookies on the weekends. One trick to reducing calories and fat in a recipe is to replace most of the butter with applesauce so you won't feel as guilty eating them. That's exactly what I did with this recipe - it calls for only 2 tablespoons of butter, and the rest is replaced with apple sauce.
I've also substituted pure maple syrup for half of the sugar in the recipe, which gives this cookie the perfect hint of fall. And what a perfect fall cookie this is!
Click here to get the recipe for Skinny Oatmeal Walnut Raisin Cookies
Also See:
Skinny Pina Colada Popsicles
5 Guiltless Chocolate Desserts
Get to Know: Skinny Taste's Gina Homolka
Gina Homolka is the author of the blog Skinny Taste, which features her low fat, family-friendly, healthy recipes and mouthwatering photography. For more, visit SkinnyTaste.com. For an exclusive sweet, skinny treat from Gina every month, check out her blog here on dash, Gina's Skinny Desserts.
Shoot us your kitchen queries, share your opinions, or just come and say "Hi!" on Facebook and on Twitter @dashrecipes
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