Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A cookie that is good and good for you


In Long Beach, California, like 15 yrs ago, I lived in this big two storied craftsman style house that had been sectioned off years earlier into individual living spaces.  My little attached apartment, was once a carriage garage for the dwelling.  This huge house and fenced in yard was the perfect environment for holiday and lazy summer afternoon block parties where we shared great food amongst each other, we shared recipes too...oh yeah, and between all of us occupants we had a combined total of 14 cats at the time! One of the tenants was a woman that often cooked and baked healthy meals.  She had a pet bunny in the back courtyard area and each morning, as she would feed the furry critter and clean his cage I could hear her having chats with the rabbit, named Mr. McGregor...it became a ritual each morning to listen for the conversation...well, not from Mr. McGregor...at least I never heard him answer back...hmmm.

One day, Mr. McGregor's mother had made a batch of cookies and I loved them so much, I asked her for the recipe.  I was thrilled that they were healthy cookies that tasted so good.  I make them when the urge to bake cookies surfaces and when chocolate chip or peanut butter cookies don't win out.  They are simple to make and usually I have all the ingredients on hand to throw a batch together.  Sometimes it's nice to enjoy something sweet on the tongue that ends up being nutritional for the body.

Mr. McGregor's Mother's Healthy Cookies

1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup soya granules*
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsp flax seed meal
1/2 cup real maple syrup or molasses
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Mix all the ingredients and bake in a 375 degree oven for 9-11 minutes
2/3 cup canola oil

*The Soya Granules can be purchased at Whole Foods or any health food store or on line.  They are toasted soy beans
that have been granulated.  Very nutritional stuff!



 

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