Recipe: Heavenly Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies (WW pt = 1), Low Fat Chocolate Cookies (WW pt = 1 1/2)

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Heavenly Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Recipe By :The New Dr. Cookie Cookbook
Serving Size : 48

1 large egg
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup vanilla yogurt, lowfat
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon chocolate extract
1 cup oatmeal -- quick cooking
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
1 1/8 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Beat the egg, sugars & oil with a mixer until smooth. Add the yogurt, vanilla & chocolate extracts, oats & cocoa. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt & beat until well
mixed. Let the batter sit about 10 minutes so that the oats can absorb the liquid.
Drop the batter by rounded teaspoonfuls onto baking sheets that have been coated with Pam. Bake at 350F for 7-8 minutes or until the cookies are slightly puffy & no longer look wet. Cool on
a wire rack.
Weight watchers 1 point rating

Chocolate Cookies Lowfat

1/2 Cup lowfat margarine
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
2 egg beaters 99% egg substitute -- or equiv
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 C Flour -- All-Purpose
1/3 C Cocoa
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Tsp Salt -- or substitute

This recipe is adapted from a Hershey's Chewy Chocolate & Chip Cookies recipe.

Heat oven to 350 deg F. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, & salt; set aside. Beat margarine, sugar, & brown sugar until well blended. Add eggs
and vanilla; beat well. Add in flour mixture.

The original recipe said to bake 9-11 min; do not leave them in longer than 6 1/2-7 min. Makes about 30 cookies.

Weightwatchers rating 1 1/2 points