Oatmeal Cranberry Choclate Chip Cookies
Submitted by V-Man on Feb 08, 2014

Show your valentine some love with these sweet and tasty DASH approved cookies! The new guidelines for preventing heart disease and strokes, from The American Heart Association and The American College of Cardiology recommend the DASH diet, which "emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish and nuts. Learn more here www.dashdiet.org

Servings:
Group

Complexity:   
Very Easy

Total Time:
30 Minutes

Ingredients:
2 cup quick–cooking oats
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/4 cup all–purpose flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseeds
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
4 tbsp. softened margarine (trans–fat free)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a medium bowl, combine oats, flours, flaxseeds, cinnamon, cloves, and baking soda; mix well.
3. In a large bowl, combine the tahini, margarine, and sugars; mix well.
4. Add to the sugar mixture the egg whites and vanilla; mix well. Stir in cranberries and chocolate chips.
5. Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 8–10 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool completely on wire rack.

Cook's Notes:
DASH Servings
1 grain serving,
1 fat serving,
1 sweet serving

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