Low Fat OatFlax Walnut Choco Chip Cookies

 

Low Fat OatFlax Walnut Choco Chip Cookies

My big sis Jess likes oatmeal cookies, but she always wants me to make them with less butter, less fat, less sugar, etc. She has super bland taste buds -__-. We had a bag of almost stale walnuts so I chopped them up and added them in as well. So here's my attempt adapted from baking bites. 

Low Fat Oat Flax Walnut Choco Chip Cookies
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp butter, room temperature
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg

1/2 cup ground flax meal
1/4 cup plain, unsweetened apple sauce
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugars. Beat in the egg, followed by the flax, applesauce and the vanilla extract. Working by hand, stir in the flour mixture and the oats until just combined and no streaks of flour remain. Stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts.
Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, flattening each cookie slightly. Bake for about 10-12 min. Cookies will be light brown at the edges when done.
Let cool on sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.

Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

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le hungry monkey