NOTE: These recipes
average 60 calories and 1 gram of fat per
cookie.
Delish Low
Fat Chocolate-Chip Cookie Recipe
2 1/4 c Cake (not self rising) flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
3/4 c Prune puree or prepared Prune
butter (see below).
2 tb Butter or margarine
3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Light-brown sugar, packed
1 Egg 2 Egg whites
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/4 c Semi-sweet choc. chips
PRUNE PUREE:
To make 1 cup, combine 1 1/3 cup pitted
prunes and 6 tbs. of water in container
of food processor. Pulse on and off until
prunes are very finely chopped. Measure
out 3/4 c. puree and set aside (the
remaining 1/4 c. puree can be used as a
spread in place of butter or fruit
preserves.)
Heat oven to 375 f. Coat baking sheets
with non-stick cooking spray. In medium
bowl, with wire whisk, combine cake
flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a large bowl, with electric mixer on
medium speed, beat together prune puree,
butter, sugar, brown sugar, egg, egg
whites and vanilla 2 minutes or until
creamy and light. With mixer on low
speed, beat in dry ingredients just until
incorporated. By hand, stir in chocolate
chips.
Drop by rounded tablespoonsful onto
baking sheets; flatten slightly with back
of spoon. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until
lightly browned around the edges. Let
cookies cool on pan on wire rack 10
minutes before transferring to wire racks
to cool completely.
Low Fat
Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
1 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 tb Shortening
1/4 c Applesauce
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar
1 Egg; or 1/4 cup substitute
1 ts Vanilla
1 1/3 c Oats
1/2 c Raisins; optional
Preheat oven to 375. Lightly spray
cookie sheet with Pam. In large bowl, mix
flour, baking powder, baking soda and
salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together
shortening, applesauce, sugars, egg and
vanilla until shortening breaks into pea
sized pieces. Add flour mixture to
applesauce mixture. Mix well. Fold in
oats and raisins. Drop rounded tsp onto
cookie sheet 2" apart. Bake for 10
to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool
on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.
Low Fat
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
1 c Creamy peanut butter
1 c Frozen concentrated apple
Juice(thawed-but no water Added)
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Whole wheat flour (sifted)
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
Combine peanut butter and apple juice
in mixing bowl. Mix well. Combine dry
ingredients. The Dough will foam, stir
well and it will thicken up. Dough will
be sticky. Use teaspoon to scoop cookie
dough onto lightly sprayed cookie
sheet.dip fork in cold water and wipe dry
and press into cookies. (cold water helps
to keep the dough from sticking. Bake at
350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until
lightly browned. This makes a very nice
cookie.
Low Fat
Popcorn Cookie Recipe
3 c Popped popcorn; unsalted
2 Egg whites
1/4 c Sugar
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
One cup at a time, grind the popcorn
in a blender at low speed until it's
fine. The goal is 1-1/2 cups of finely
ground popcorn.
In a medium bowl, beat 2 egg whites on
high speed until soft peaks form. Make a
meringue by gradually adding 1/4 cup
sugar; beat until egg whites are stiff.
Next, beat in cinnamon, salt and vanilla.
Gently fold in ground popcorn and 1/3 cup
unsweetened shredded coconut. Place
rounded tablespoonfuls onto a greased
baking sheed (or use parchment paper).
Bake at 325 degrees 10 to 12 minutes or
until lightly browned.
Low Fat
Pumpkin Cookie Recipe
3/4 c Pumpkin
1/2 c + 2 tb Fat-free plain yogurt
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Unbleached flour
1 c Raisins
3/4 c Brown sugar; packed
2 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Ginger
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Allspice
1/2 ts Nutmeg
Preheat oven at 350F. Prepare baking
sheets with cooking spray. In a mixing
bowl, combine pumpkin, yogurt, and
vanilla. In another mixing bowl, combine
flour, raisins, brown sugar, cinnamon,
ginger, baking soda, salt, allspice, and
nutmeg. Mix wet ingredients with dry
ingredients just until moistened. Drop by
tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking
sheet, 2" apart. Bake for 15
minutes, until they seem firm.
Low Fat
Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Fleischmann's Light Taste
-margarine
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Egg Beaters 99% egg subst.
2 3/4 c Flour
1 ts Cream of tartar
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
2 tb Sugar
2 ts Cinnamon
Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and margarine
until light. Beat in vanilla and egg
substitute. Stir in flour, cream of
tartar, soda and salt. Chill dough
approximately 1 - 2 hours. Combine 2 tbsp
sugar and cinnamon. Shape dough into 48 -
1 inch balls. Roll in sugar/cinnamon
mixture. Place balls on cookie sheets
that have been sprayed with Pam. Bake at
400F for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire
racks. These cookies freeze well.
Low Fat Spice
Cookie Recipe
1 3/4 c Whole wheat flour
1 c Unbleached flour
1 c Brown sugar; packed
2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/4 ts Ginger
1/4 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 c Margarine; softened
1/4 c Fat-free spread; softened
1 Egg white; whipped
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Fat-free sour cream
Preheat oven at 350F. Prepare baking
sheets with cooking spray. In a mixing
bowl, combine flours, sugar, cinnamon,
nutmeg, ginger, cloves, baking soda, and
salt. In another mixing bowl, combine
margarine, spread, egg white, vanilla,
and sour cream. Mix dry ingredients with
wet ingredients just until moistened.
Cover and chill overnight. On a heavily
floured surface (dough will be slightly
sticky that's why more flour is needed),
roll dough 1/8" thickness. Using a 2
1/2 " cutters, cut dough into
desired shapes. Arrange 1" apart on
prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15
minutes and until lightly browned.
Low Fat
Devil's Food Cookie Recipe
1 1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Prune puree
1/2 c Nonfat plain yogurt
1/4 c Canola oil
2 lg Egg whites, slightly beaten
1 1/2 c Sifted cake flour
1 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Instant coffee
Preheat oven to 350F. Line baking
sheets with parchment paper or spray with
nonstick cooking spray. Whisk together
sugar, prune puree, yogurt, oil and egg
whites. In a separate bowl stir together
flour, cocoa, salt, soda and coffee.
Blend the dry ingredients into the wet
ones. Drop the dough by spoonfuls onto
the baking sheets. Bake 12 to 14 min.
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