"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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!
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright ożo
I forgot to mention Wayne...you'll want to take them out when the centers are just a
little underdone, so they stay chewy....unless of course you like them crisp!
Also, they are a little darker than regular chocolate chip cookies when they're done.
kimberly