Recipe Banana-Oatmeal Cookies (these are a hit with the kids too)

These are delicious healthy cookies! Please leave a comment letting me how they turned out.

1 c all purpose flour                                                        1/3 c canola oil maragarine
3/4 c old fashioned rolled oats                                         2 large egg whites
1/4 c chopped walnuts or pecans                                    1/3 c mashed bananas                                    
1/2 teaspoon baking powder                                           1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 teaspoon  baking soda                                              1/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar

• Pre-heat oven to 350. Lightly spray cookie sheet 
• In large bowl, combine the flour, oats, walnuts, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and wisk 8-9 times to aerate and mix
• In the bowl of an electric mixer set on medium, mix the brown sugar and margarine until the mixture is crumbly. Beat in the egg whites, bananas, vanilla, and lemon juice.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir with a spoon until well combined. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto the cookie sheets, leaving about an inch between each, and bake for 15 to 18 mins, or until golden. Cool on the sheets for about 5mins.

Per Cookie

39 calories

2 g total fat

1 g protein

5 g carbohydrates

59 mg sodium

Makes 30 cookies