Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

I found this recipe a year ago on All Recipes but have since then changed it enough that I wouldn't even call it the same recipe, lol. It's not a crispy cookie so if you don't like cake-like cookies then this is not the recipe for you. One of the things I added to this recipe is the Kashi cereal, I love this cereal and figured this would help make it a healthy cookie. This is a big recipe but I find it's great to freeze and take them out as needed.

Oatmeal Cookies with Kashi

1 stick Margarine
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup milk, add 1 tsp vinegar and let it sit for a minute
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup chocolate chips
1 cup kashi cereal (I use puffed kashi cereal)

Beat together the margarine, applesauce, eggs and sugar. Stir in milk and vanilla. In a seperate bowl combine the flour, bkg soda, bkg powder, salt & cinnamon. Stir this into the creamed mixture. Finally stir in the oats, chocolate & kashi cereal.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
This makes about 6 1/2 dozen cookies that are only 67 calories each! You could add more chocolate chips to the cookies but of course your calorie count would be a little higher. I like to add just enough to give you a taste of chocolate.

ETA: If you want to ruin plain oatmeal cookies forever for your tastebuds, try dipping your oatmeal cookies in whipped nutriwhip or whipping cream! Mmmmmmm, oatmeal cookies have never tasted better!

Thanks for stopping by.
Tina