After months of not blogging, I'm back. I can't believe I haven't posted a recipe since February, total blog slacker! So I've adopted a new eating lifestyle. I'm trying to omit as much processed food as I can and eat mainly Organic, fresh, unprocessed foods. But who would want to give up their sweets when trying to eat healthy??? I don't know about you, but I love cookies... who doesn't love a cookie, right? Processed flour (white flour) and processed sugar (granulated sugar) are two of the worst things you can feed your body. Guess what cookies are made of... crappy processed flours and sugars. So, I followed a cookie recipe I have and switched all the bad things out and replaced them with good things. This cookie is made with 100% whole wheat flour (which you can find at any grocery store or in a bulk bin at your specialty stores) and switched the sugars for unprocessed Organic cane sugar (granualted sugar subsititute) and Organic brown sugar. I haven't checked the regular grocery store for these, but your "health" stores will carry these sugars (stores such as: Spourts, Henry's, Trader Joe's, Mother's Market). Adding walnuts to your cookies gives you the extra Omega-3 fatty acids your body needs and 2 TBSP of whole ground flaxseed meal adds even more Omega-3 and fiber (flaxseed has no taste, therefore it does not alter the taste of the cookie... all it does is add extra nutrtion to your cookie). These cookies truly are guilt free and packed full of nutrition! Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
2 sticks Organic Butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed Organic brown sugar
½ Organic Cane Sugar (substitute for granulated white sugar)
2 large Organic – Omega 3 enriched brown eggs, room temperature
1 tsp Organic vanilla
1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
2 tbsp whole ground flaxseed meal
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp kosher salt (optional)
3 cups quick cooking Oats
1 cup raisins (try large golden raisins or dried cranberries for variety)
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degress.
2. Beat together butter and sugars until creamy.
3. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
4. Add combined flour, flaxseed, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
5. Stir in oats, raisins and walnuts; mix well.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 10 – 12 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack.
Makes about 4 dozen
Side Notes:
1. I found that using the non-processed ingredients actually took a little longer to bake, about 15 -18 minutes. Just keep an eye on them.
2. I hope you try this cookie, it's so delicious, you won't want to make them with processed ingredients ever again!!
