Oatmeal Cookies

I made these a week or so ago with Sugar Twin Granulated Brown sugar and they were alright, but has a really weird taste to them. So I found my own brown sugar substitute recipe (1 cup granulated sweetener and 1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup = 1 cup brown sugar sub.) and these ones turned out fantastic! They taste so good you can hardly tell they are healthy! This is one of my favourite Low GI recipes so far!

2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (I used 1/2 almond flour)
1/2 cup wheat bran
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
1 cup brown sugar substitute
1/2 cup non-hydrogenated soft margarine
1/4 cup liquid egg (I just used 1 whole large egg)
1/4 cup water
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dried currents (Lets be honest, currents are gross so I used semi sweet chocolate chips, but only a 1/4 cup) OPTIONAL

1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. Mix oats, flour, bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in medium bowl.
3. In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar sub., margarine, egg, water and vanilla. Slowly add oat mixture to bowl and mix until combine. Add currents chocolate chips and stir to combine.
3. Spoon onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper and flatten slightly. Bake until firm and golden, about 8 min. Let cool on rack!

They freeze well!

YUMMY YUM YUMS!

Vanilla Chip Cherry Cookies - Tossed

Yield: 4 1/2 Dozen

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2 -1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 package (16 oz) vanilla or white chips
1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, drained and chopped

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and cherries.

2. Drop by rounded tablespoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake @ 350 for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

REVIEW: I don't think I will make this cookie again, so it is tossed. Most people thought the cookies were good, but they wished they did not have the cherries in there. I don't think anyone actually said they liked the cherries. Lots picked them out and ate the rest, pretty much defeating the purpose of this recipe. You could just make chocolate chip cookies and use white chips and it would be the same thing. Nobody said they would request this recipe. I would encourage you to try it out, especially if you know someone who likes maraschino cherries (however one of my testers loves maraschino cherries, but did not like them chopped into this cookie!!). If you try it out, let me know what you think of it! But for now, this recipe is not going to make it in my cookbook!!