Healthier Spice Cookies Recipes

HEALTHIER BETH'S SPICY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding next. Beat in vanilla extract with last egg. Mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in rolled oats and raisins; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until light and golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 2 minutes before cooling completely on a wire rack. Store in airtight container.

HARVEST SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter, shortening, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Add the eggs one at a time until blended. Add vanilla and applesauce until combined. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg and oats. Add to butter mixture and mix well. With a rubber spatula, fold in the cranberries and pecans. Scoop with 2 1/2-inch ice cream scoop onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Place the dough balls 2 inches apart and bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool.

CHEWY SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar, applesauce, molasses and egg substitute. Combine the flour, baking soda and spices; gradually add to brown sugar mixture and mix well. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.

HEALTHY OATMEAL RAISIN SPICE COOKIES (1 WW POINT)

Steps:

• Mix all dry ingredients.
• Add in applesauce, egg and vanilla.
• Mix until completely blended. You may need to finish mixing with your hands.
• Shape into balls the size of walnuts. Place on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 11-13 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
• Cool 5 minutes on baking sheet, then remove cookies to baking rack to finish cooing.

HEALTHIER SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine cake mix, flour, oats, raisins, carrots, flax seed and pecans and mix well.
• Slowly add, in order, oil, water, applesauce and eggs blending well after each addition.
• Once batter is well mixed, drop by tablespoon onto a well greased or parchment lined cookie sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes until cookies are done but not hard. You will want them to still be chewy when removed from the oven.