| 3 | cups | rolled oats | |
| 1 | cup | flour, unbleached all-purpose | |
| 4 | teaspoons |
cinnamon |
ground |
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking soda |
|
| 1/4 | teaspoon | nutmeg | ground |
| 1/2 | cup |
brown sugar |
or date sugar* |
| 1/2 | cup | apple juice | from concentrate, or honey |
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract |
|
| 1 | cup | apple | peeled, grated* |
| 3/4 | cup | raisins, seedless | |
| 4 | each | egg whites | stiffly beaten* |
Preheat oven to 400 deg F.
In food processor or blender, combine 1 C oats with flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and brown sugar or date sugar.
Process until oats are coarsely ground and ingredients well mixed.
Stir in remaining oats.
In a bowl, combine apple juice concentrate or honey, vanilla extract, grated apple and raisins.
Mix well, combine oat mixture and apple mixture, then fold in egg whites.
Drop by heaping tablespoons onto nonstick baking sheets.
Bake 12 - 15 min, checking to avid overbaking.
Allow cookies to cool slightly on baking sheet before transferring to wire cooling rack.
Makes 3 doz cookies.
First published: 1996-01-27 last updated: 2012-03-31





