Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies- most successful cookie recipe

Seriously, this is the best recipe of a baked good that I have made that has won accolades around my circle of family and friends. I actually posted this recipe months ago, but I altered it by adding some healthy dark organic chocolate chips. So I thought I would share a recipe that has been 'zinged' up by chocolate on Easter- instead of chocolate bunnies, I share with you a healthy way of enjoying chocolate.

Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies (these are adapted from sunmaid.com)

These are low fat, low salt and low cholesterol. And as my sister concurred with me, they taste like our Oakville Trafalgar High School cafeteria oatmeal chocolate chip muffins- which we used to LOVE!!! It's the mix of oatmeal, brown sugar, cinnamon and chocolate chip, they are just so good when they come out of the oven all warm and gooey!

Ingredients:

    1 cup whole wheat flour 

    1 teaspoon baking powder

    1 teaspoon cinnamon

    1/2 teaspoon baking soda

    1/2 teaspoon salt

    1 cup packed brown sugar

    1/4 cup fat-free vanilla or plain yogurt

    2 tablespoons canola oil 

    1 large egg

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    1-1/3 cups uncooked old-fashioned oats or quick-cooking rolled oats

    1/2 cup Sun-Maid Natural Raisins

    1/2 cup semi-sweet organic chocolate chips

    Directions:

    HEAT oven to 350º F. Cover 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

    COMBINE flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt together in a small bowl.

    COMBINE brown sugar, yogurt, oil, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Add flour mixture to make a             blended dough.

    STIR in oats and raisins and chocolate chips.

    DROP mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.

    BAKE for 10-12 minutes until very lightly browned. Do not over bake.

    SLIDE cookies from parchment paper onto countertop to cool.

    Makes 40 cookies.

Nutrients per serving (1 cookie): Calories 63; Protein 1g; Fat 1g (Sat. Fat 0.1g); Carbohydrate 13g; Dietary Fiber 1g; Cholesterol 5mg; Sodium 63mg

P.S.With the added chocolate chips, the calories would be a little more, and when I make them, I make about 30 cookies, so I would say each cookie would be about 100- Chantal Style... it's a great snack, and with the whole wheat flour, it really fills you up.