These cakey, low-fat cookies digest easily and are good for a preexercise snack or recovery food. The recipe makes about 5 dozen cookies—enough to feed the whole team. If you are cooking for yourself, you might want to cut the recipe in half.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 5 dozen cookies
Ingredients
3 cups flour (420 g), preferably half whole wheat and half white
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/4 cups (300 ml) milk
1 cup (240 ml) oil, preferably canola
3/4 cup (150 g) white sugar
1 cup (200 g) packed brown sugar
4 cups (320 g) uncooked oatmeal
2 eggs or 4 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup (165 g) raisins
Preparation
Step 1
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Step 2
2. In a medium bowl, combine the soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour. Set aside.
Step 3
3. In a large bowl, mix together the milk, oil, sugar, oatmeal, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well. 4. Gradually add flour mixture to large bowl and combine thoroughly. Then gently stir in raisins.
Step 4
4. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheet.
Step 5
5. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Cookies should be firm when tapped with a finger.
Nutrition Per Serving
Per serving (one cookie): 110 calories
16 g carbohydrate
2 g protein
4 g fat
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Other
From Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook by Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D. Copyright 2008 by Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Excerpted by permission of Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. www.HumanKinetics.com
