Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
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Serves: 22
 
Ingredients
  • 1 egg white
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1½ tablespoons soy milk (or almond milk)
  • 1½ tablespoons brown rice syrup - *see note below (or use agave nectar or maple syrup)
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar (I used rapadura sugar - *see note below)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup wholemeal flour
  • ⅓ teaspoon bicarb soda
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • ¾ cup raisins
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 170˚C.  Line two baking trays with baking paper.
  2. In a small bowl, add the egg white, oil, soy milk, rice syrup, sugar and vanilla and whisk until well combined.
  3. In a medium bowl, sift the flour, bicarb soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in the oats and raisins.
  4. Pour oil mix into flour mixture and combine until a dough forms. It will be quite sticky.  You can refrigerate it for 5 minutes to help it firm up a bit which may help when rolling them, if you like.
  5. Roll heaped soup spoons into balls and place about 4cm apart on the prepared trays.  Then press the cookies down lightly with slightly wet fingers (wetting your fingers will help stop the dough from sticking to them).
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies are just lightly browned (cooking them too much will make them crunchy rather than chewy).
  7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on their baking trays before transferring to a wire rack.
  8. Cool the cookies completely before storing in a tightly covered container.
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at https://healthyhomecafe.com/2013/03/04/chewy-oatmeal-raisin-cookies/