Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Easy Diabetic Raisin & Oatmeal Cookies

When I get a craving for something sweet I used to go out and buy chocolate bars and be tempted to get other fattening and sweet items at the same time. These days I'm trying to fill any cravings with made from scratch foods. In addition to the diabetic friendly chocolate chip cookies I made here, I've found this super easy raisin and oatmeal cookies. I hope you like them.

Recipe Ingredients:


  •  1/2 cup packed light brown sugar (OR 1/4 cup SPLENDA Brown Sugar Blend)
  •  1/4 cup margarine, softened 
  •  1 egg plus 1 egg white, lightly beaten 
  •  1 tablespoon thawed frozen apple juice concentrate
  •  1 teaspoon vanilla 
  •  1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
  •  2 teaspoons baking soda 
  •  1/4 teaspoon salt 
  •  1 1/2 cups uncooked quick oats
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Recipe Instructions:


Preheat oven to 350'F. Lightly coat cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. Set it aside.

Beat sugar and margarine in large bowl. Add egg, egg white, apple juice concentrate, and vanilla; mix ingredients well. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix ingredients well. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned. I was able to make 26 cookies out of this dough.


Modifications:  I didn't have any apple juice concentrate so I omitted these but added an equal part of water.  Initially I reported here that the dough was somewhat dry so I added more water until the dough was a bit sticky. I now realize that I misread the recipe mix. I forgot to add the additional egg white so that explains why my dough wasn't wet enough.  Review:  The cookies were good. Not too sweet and that is how I like it.  They were a bit on the dry side but not too bad. Next time I will measure more carefully and add the extra egg white and see if it makes a difference. I have a hunch that the margarine was not soft/melted enough but another attempt at this recipe will tell.

My roommate usually eats half a dozen cookies at a time every day until all the cookies are gone. I want to have cookies on hand for awhile so I don't have to keep baking them so this time I decided to make a second batch of chocolate chip cookies  so I could freeze some.  This time they turned out better because the dough wasn't nearly as dry so I didn't have to add any water this time.  This might have to do with using an extra large egg (more liquid in the egg) and the fact that I didn't add any nuts.

This recipe made 27 cookies. I think last time I made 30 cookies out of the same recipe.  My cookies are never that uniform in size or shape.  I can't be bothered with that unless perhaps I was sharing them with colleagues or giving them as gifts.
 By the way, do any of you know someone who has been on medication for diabetes type 2 and then had to start taking insulin injections? 

I have a friend who has had Type 2 diabetes for about 18 years. She has only been on metformin tablets to control it and now is being told she needs to start insulin injections. If you know of a  person in a similar situation, I'd be interested in hearing about it.

7 comments:

Diane said...

These look really yummy, will give them a try as I don't like things which are too sweet but I do love chocolate :-) Diane

Joyful said...

Bon appetit, Diane. Both types of cookies are sweet enough without being overly so. The chocolate ones are satisfying if chocolate is your thing and both of these recipes are just how I like them...with only a few ingredients. :-)

Kilauea Poetry said...

I love your cookie recipes and these look soo scrumptious! I like them because you can whip them up relatively fast. I don't like mine too sweet either..also, it's nice to bake something someone recommends. Thanks Penny!

Joyful said...

He,he, KP. I'm glad you think like me....something quick to whip up and something recommended by someone else ;-) Enjoy.

Jo said...

Hi Penny, the oatmeal cookies look divine. I prefer less sweet cookies as they tend to satisfy your craving better, so only need one instead of half a dozen! I'm off to El Doret on Saturday for our monthly shopping trip (did no grocery shopping in Nairobi earlier this week) so will stock up on these ingredients. Thanks for sharing. Bless you. Jo

Joyful said...

Hi Jo, nice to see you again. I hope you enjoy your trip to Eldoret. I believe it is a lot closer to where you are stationed so it makes more sense to buy food supplies there. How did you like the bustling City of Nairobi? Blessings and safe journey.

Joyful said...

I love your cookie recipes and these look soo scrumptious! I like them because you can whip them up relatively fast. I don't like mine too sweet either..also, it's nice to bake something someone recommends. Thanks Penny!

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