Chocolate Oat Bran Cookies With Chocolate Chips

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oat bran
• 1/2 cup water, at room temperature
• 1/4-1/2 cup margarine
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup egg (3 to 4 medium)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 tablespoons dry buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup miniature chocolate chip

Recipe

• 1 mix oat bran and water, let stand at room temperature for 30-45 minutes .
• 2 (this timing is very important.) cream margarine, sugar and sugar substitute together until light and fluffy.
• 3 add egg whites and vanilla and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds scrape down the bowl stir flour, cocoa, soda, dry buttermilk and salt together to blend well.
• 4 add to the creamed mixture along with the oat bran mixture and mix at medium speed to blend.
• 5 add chocolate chips to dough drop by tablespoonful onto cookie sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil.
• 6 bake at 375° for 12 minutes.
• 7 (the cookies will not be crisp if they are not baked the full length of time.) remove from hot cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.
• 8 use 1 cookie per serving.
• 9 this recipe is a good source of fiber.
• 10 food exchanges per serving (1 cookie): 2/3 bread and 1 fat low sodium diets: omit salt, use salt-free margarine low-cholesterol diets: may be used as written.