Good Eats: Deceptively Delicious Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
My kids love snacks. Who doesn’t? My challenge as a mother is to make sure that the snacks I serve are healthy, yet appealing.
Several years ago, my mother-in-law gave me a copy of Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious Cookbook. Hands down, it is my go-to source for simple, healthy, tasty food. It has really changed the way I cook and how I think about the dreaded food pyramid. By using this cookboook, I’ve found that eating the right amount of fruits and vegetables is easier than I thought. Now I try to incorporate pureed, shredded or chopped fruits and veggies in all my recipes.
This weekend, when my kids asked for a treat, I decided to make the Oatmeal Raisin cookies featured in the cookbook. I love what Jerry (Seinfeld) says about these cookies:
Once Jessica thought she heard a raccoon in the house in the middle of the night. It was me, eating these cookies.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Deceptively Delicious Cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
6 Tbsp. trans-fat-free soft tub margarine spread, chilled (I used Smart Balance)
1/2 cup banana puree (I just mashed mine with a fork)
1/2 cup zucchini puree (Same here – just mashed with a fork)
1 large egg white
1/2 cup raisins
Deceptively Delicious Cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
6 Tbsp. trans-fat-free soft tub margarine spread, chilled (I used Smart Balance)
1/2 cup banana puree (I just mashed mine with a fork)
1/2 cup zucchini puree (Same here – just mashed with a fork)
1 large egg white
1/2 cup raisins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray baking sheet. In a bowl or plastic freezer bag combine the flour, oats, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, and stir to mix. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and margarine with a wooden spoon until just combined. Add the banana and zucchini purees (I just steamed and mashed the zucchini), and the egg white, and stir just to blend. Add the flour mixture and raisins and stir.
My son giving it a stir
Drop the dough onto the baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch in between. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 4-5 minutes, just until they are firm enough to handle, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Voila! Healthy cookie!
These make a great snack and I don’t feel guilty serving cookies to my kids.
Check out Jessica Seinfeld’s website with additional recipes at: Doitdelicious.com
Do you wonder how many servings of fruits and veggies you or your kids should be eating? Check out these great resources with tools to help you determine what is the right amount based on age, gender and amount of physical activity per day:
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