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Oatmeal Brown Sugar Mock Macaroons

Heart healthy cookies that are addictive!





List of Ingredients



• 2 C quick cooking oatmeal
  
• 1 C light brown sugar, packed**
  
• 1/2 C oil
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1/2 tsp salt
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• Optional-small dash of almond extract
  
• ** For sugar free cookies, substitute date sugar. Add more vanilla.
  
• Maple sugar or half and half date and brown sugar still tastes good. Add more vanilla.
  






Instructions



1. Stir together the oatmeal, brown sugar, salt.
   
2. Beat the egg, oil, vanilla. Mix the wet with the dry.
   
3. Cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.
   
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
   Using a teaspoon, pat dough to compact against side of bowl and drop by dense teaspoonsfus onto teflon cookie sheet or parchment paper covered metal sheet 1 1/2 inches apart.
   
   
5. Bake 8-10 minutes. If you use a greased cookie sheet, watch out for burnt edges. Smart and Final has parchment paper at a reasonable price, which will prevent burnt edges.
   
6. Let stand 2 min. Remove to wire racks or racks covered with parchment paper.
   
7. 32 cookes, 78 calories each.
   






Final Comments


Kids can make these. They are very healthy. Using date sugar makes them less sweet but still tasty.