These Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are moist and made light by swapping out most of the butter for applesauce which works great!
Ingredients
1cupall purpose flour
1tspbaking powder
1/2tspbaking soda
1/2tspsalt
1/2tspground cinnamon
2tbspunsalted butter(room temperature)
1/2cupsugar
1/2cupunpacked brown sugar
1large egg
1/4cupunsweetened apple sauce
1/2tspvanilla extract
2cupsquick oats
3/4cupdark chocolate chips(I use Lily's sugar free)
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F; line two baking sheets with parchment paper or use a silpat.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars on medium speed.
Add the egg, followed by the applesauce and 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.
Drop heaping tablespoonfuls (approx 1 tbsp each) of the dough onto prepared baking sheets, flattening each cookie slightly (I forgot to do this).
Bake for about 10-12 minutes, or until cookies become light brown at the edges.
Let cool on baking sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container so you don't eat them all in one sitting!
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Notes
Makes about 30 cookies roughly 1 tbsp each.Splenda Lovers: Substitute all the brown sugar with 1/4 cup Splenda brown sugar blend, and all the white sugar for 1/4 cup Splenda sugar blend. Points remain the same.