My coworker’s birthday was last Friday, and I like to bake for my coworkers. I am constantly throwing cookies at them. I can’t tell if this is awesome or annoying. Demi hinted that she didn’t want cake or cookies because of an upcoming trip and I thought, I can work with that! So I made these chewy oatmeal cookies that are low in saturated fat. I don’t have the nutritional information, but Betty Crocker said it, so it must be true.
Chewy Oatmeal Cookies from Betty Crocker’s Cooky Book
- 2 cups oats
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 cup cut up dates, if desired (I omitted these)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
Heat oven to 325. Stir together oats, sugar, and oil in mixing bowl. Beat egg whites until frothy and add to oat mixture. Stir in salt and almond extract. Stir in dates and walnuts. Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls on lightly oiled baking sheet. Bake about 15 minutes. Cool, remove from baking sheet. Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
The walnuts really make these cookies great, in my opinion. And while they may not be the prettiest cookies, people really love them when I make them!
In other news… my first physical therapy appointment is tonight! I’m so excited! I can’t wait to fix my hip and get more running into my life and onto this blog! I’ll let you know how it goes 
Last up: I’m looking for guest bloggers for a week in May! Interested? Shoot me an email at michelle@hit-the-bricks.com.
These cookies look fantastic! I’m thinking of doing some baking myself this week!
That bread you made looked amazing!
Oatmeal is my favorite cookie (with chocolate chips!) and these look sooo buttery and good!
They are good, I think its the brown sugar/almond/walnut flavor combo!
Those cookies look delicious!
I wish I liked baking…
Thanks! I love baking a little TOO much.
Oatmeal cookies are the BEST. I appreciate that you omitted the dates. For some reason I don’t like any type of raisin and especially not in my cookie. Save the room for more oats!
Yeah, I’m really not into raisins, either. Every now and then, but for the most part, I won’t even eat oatmeal cookies with raisins in them!
Oatmeal cookies are my weakness! Now you have me craving them…
I’m happy to do a guest blog post in May if you are still looking for people
I am still looking! I’ll shoot you an email, thank you very much!
Those cookies look SOOOOO good! Good luck at your appt — I hope you get some solutions to your hip pain.
Thanks! I think my trainer has a plan of action… here’s hoping for some speedy healing so I can get back on the road!