Oatmeal Cookies with Flax

Name: Oatmeal Cookies with Flax
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 24 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening; 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 3/4 cup Splenda sugar substitute; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup flax seed; 3 cups oats (old fashioned, rolled); 1 cup prune, chopped; 1 cup walnuts, chopped; 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Submitted by Joya Pepple

"This recipe is a somewhat healthier variation of the standard."

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photo by Pam-I-Am

Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 24

ingredients

1 cup shortening
³⁄₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar
³⁄₄ cup Splenda sugar substitute
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ cup flax seed
3 cups oats (old fashioned, rolled)
1 cup prune, chopped
1 cup walnuts, chopped
³⁄₄ cup chocolate chips

directions

Cream shortening and sugars until smooth.
Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and flax meal; blend well.
Stir in oats, prunes, walnuts and chocolate chips.
Bake 10-12 minutes.

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Reviews

This is a really great cookie with lots of healthy goodness in it. I used the prunes and actually prefer them over raisins in most oatmeal cookie recipes. I also used flax meal instead of flax seed. The Splenda in this has an aftertaste I don't care for. Those who are use to splenda probably would not notice or mind the taste. I will make these again, but use real sugar instead.

Pam-I-Am
These cookies are very good! I only made a couple of changes...I substituted raisins for the prunes, and used regular sugar instead of Splenda. I like the healthy addition of flax seeds! A nice chewy and crunchy snack..Thanks Joya!

Hazeleyes

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This is a really great cookie with lots of healthy goodness in it. I used the prunes and actually prefer them over raisins in most oatmeal cookie recipes. I also used flax meal instead of flax seed. The Splenda in this has an aftertaste I don't care for. Those who are use to splenda probably would not notice or mind the taste. I will make these again, but use real sugar instead.

Pam-I-Am
These cookies are very good! I only made a couple of changes...I substituted raisins for the prunes, and used regular sugar instead of Splenda. I like the healthy addition of flax seeds! A nice chewy and crunchy snack..Thanks Joya!

Hazeleyes