Crunchy Oatmeal Wafers

These whole grain cookies make a great snack when you are craving something a little sweet.

Ingredients

• 1½ cups rolled oats
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup whole wheat flour
• ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsalted margarine, melted
• 1 Tablespoon maple syrup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix together the oats, flours, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
3. Add the melted margarine and maple syrup to the dry ingredients, mixing well.
4. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them harden on the baking sheets for 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Yield -- 40 cookies

Per serving:

• Calories 44
• Protein 1 g
• Carbohydrate 5 g
• Fat 2 g
• Cholesterol 0 mg
• Sodium 8 mg

Appropriate for the following diets

Healthy family, heart healthy, vegetarian, lactose intolerant

Sharon Howard, R.D., M.S., C.D.E. FADA