Whole Wheat Dried Fruit and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
These crispy, chewy oatmeal cookies combine wholesome whole wheat, nutritious nuts, and sweet dried fruits for an irresistibly tasty treat. Try them today!
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat white flour 120g
- 1 cup old fashioned oats 80g
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup raw sugar 105g
- 1 tablespoon molasses 20g
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 oz fat free cream cheese
- 1 and ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts toasted (30g)
- ⅓ raisins or dried fruit chopped I used a combo of cherries & blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.1 cup whole wheat white flour, 1 cup old fashioned oats, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
- Place the sugar, butter, molasses and cream cheese in a bowl and beat with a mixer at medium-high speed until well blended. Add vanilla and egg beat again until blended finishing the wet ingredients.½ cup raw sugar, 1 tablespoon molasses, 2 tablespoon butter, 2 oz fat free cream cheese, 1 and ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, 1 large egg
- Gradually add the flour/oats mixture to the wet ingredients, beating at low speed just until combined. Once all the dry ingredients are incorporated stir in walnuts and dried fruit. Click here to watch a video of the toddler and I making a similar cookie.¼ cup chopped walnuts, ⅓ raisins or dried fruit chopped
- Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets sprayed with non-stick cooking spray or lined with parchment paper. The dough will be sticky, try to flatten a bit as the dough will not melt as much as traditional cookies. Makes 36 cookies (3 dozen).
- Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Cool on the cookie sheet for about 2 minutes before enjoying the warm cookie! 🙂
Nutrition
Calories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 28IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 0.3mg
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