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Default A different kind of chocolate chip cookie

On Sat 18 Mar 2006 05:54:10p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Nexis?

> Chocolate chip cookies are a favorite of mine..comfort food, I guess
> you'd say. But they are something I don't get to eat very often because
> of what they do with my blood sugar.
> Well, last night I was absolutely craving them, and nothing, nothing,
> nothing else would do!
> So, here's what I came up with:
>
> 1 cup smart balance
> 3/4 cup brown sugar
> 3/4 cup Splenda brown sugar
> 2 eggs
> 1 c unbleached wheat flour
> 1 tsp bak soda
> 1 tsp salt
> 2 cups oats (processed in food processor until almost like flour)
> 1/2 pkg chocolate chips
> 1 cup dried cranberries (I used Trader Joe's)
> Prepare the usual way, cream the "butter" (Smart Balance) and sugars,
> then add eggs. Stir together the dry ingredients, then add to the
> butter/sugar mixture. Stir in chips and cranberries. Bake 9 minutes @
> 350*f.
>
> They came out chewy and delicious...and when I tested after an hour,
> they'd hardly raised my blood sugar at all. As an occasional treat, I
> think I found myself a winner.
>
> kimberly


Umm... Heathy *and* tasty! I like that. With the weight I've lost so
far, I'm now off my diabetic meds, but I still have to watch what I eat to
prevent BG spikes. Copied and saved, and thanks!

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