1 cup Oat bran
1 cup Rolled oats
1 cup Fiber one cereal
1 cup Kellog's bran flakes
1 cup Seedless raisins
1 cup Chopped english walnuts
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Brown sugar
1 cup Margarine (2 sticks)
2 Large egg whites
2 tsp Vanilla
2 cup All purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Water at room temp
Directions
Place oat bran, rolled oats, Fiber one, bran flakes, raisins and
walnuts in a bowl. Mix lightly and set aside. Place sugars and
margarine in mixing bowl and mix at medium speed until light and
fluffy. Add egg whites and vanilla and mix lightly scraping the bowl
before and after adding the egg whites. In a separate bowl combine
flour, baking powder, soda and salt and mix at low speed about 1/2
min to blend well. Add flour mixture and water to sugar mixture and
mix at medium speed only until flour is moistened. Add bran mixture
and mix at medium speed until well blended. Drop by heaping
tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking
spray or lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 375 for 12-14 minutes or
until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let sit for 1 minute.
Remove cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature. Author's
Note: These cookies, which provide 2 grams of dietary fiber each,
aren't terribly sweet. We like them this way, but if you prefer them
sweeter, you can add 1 tbsp Weight Watchers dry substitute when
adding the other sugars and this will not change the nutritive
values. Nutritive Value per cookie: CAL 121; CHO 15 gm; PRO 2 gm; FAT
6 gm; NA 107 mg; Source: The New Diabetic Cookbook
Servings: 4 dozen
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We hope you enjoy this High Fiber Cookies recipe.
