Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup quick rolled oats
1/2 cup chocolate chips, semi-sweet
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
Directions
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in egg
and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into creamed
mixture. Fold in rolled oats and chocolate chips (and raisins if
desired). Divide dough by spoonfuls to make 24 cookies, or if you
prefer tiny cookies (2 per serving) make 48 cookies. Bake at 375F
about 7-10 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Remove
from pan, cool and store in a covered container.
Makes 24 medium cookies or 48 tiny cookies (2/serving) Each serving 1
fruit choice, 1 fats choice 10 g carbohydrate, 1 g protein, 6 g fat
(98 calories) not counting raisins
Source: Choice Cooking, Canadian Diabetes Association
Shared by Elizabeth Rodier 5/93
Servings: 24 servings
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Categories: Chocolate; Cookie; Dessert
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