Chocolate-Date Oat Cookies
The perfect tasty snack for the lunch box or an evening treat.
- Prep time: 5-10 min
- Makes: about 5 dozen cookies
- Cook time: 10-12 min
Nutritional Information
PER SERVING 1 cookie
- Calories.134
- Fat.2 g
- Carbohydrates.29 g
- Dietary Fibre.2 g
- Protein.2 g
Ingredients
| 1 cup / 250 ml | mashed ripe bananas |
| 1 cup / 250 g | Naturegg Simply Egg Whites |
| 1 cup / 250 ml | granulated sugar |
| 1 cup / 250 g | lightly packed brown sugar |
| 1/4 cup / 50 ml | vegetable oil |
| 2 1/2 cup / 625 ml | each quick cooking rolled oats and all-purpose flour |
| 2 tsp / 10 ml | baking soda |
| 1 1/2 tsp / 7 ml | salt |
| 1 tsp / 5 ml | ground cinnamon |
| 1 1/2 cup / 375 ml | chopped, pitted dates |
| 3/4 cup / 175 ml | chocolate chips |
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Beat the banana with the egg whites, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vegetable oil until smooth. Stir the oats with the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a separate bowl until combined. Stir the dry ingredients into the egg white mixture until combined.
Stir in the chopped dates and chocolate chips.
Drop the dough by rounded spoonfuls onto parchment-lined baking sheets, at least 2-inch (5 cm) apart. Bake, in batches, for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden on the bottom. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool completely.
Naturegg Simply Egg Whites
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When adding sugar to egg whites begin after the whites are foamy and then add 1 tablespoon at a time, beating as you slowly sprinkle the sugar in. Check to be sure that sugar is dissolved by rubbing a bit of beaten white between your thumb and forefinger. It should feel smooth.