Chewy Whole Wheat Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These cookies are great. They are adapted from other oatmeal cookie recipes, has half the butter and whole wheat instead of white flour. To replace the moisture of the missing butter, water is used, and you can't even tell the difference in these cookies. Also white chocolate chips are added and give a tasty twist on traditional oatmeal raisin cookies.


Chewy Whole Wheat Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
1/2 Cup Butter(1 Cube)
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Tbs. Water

1 Egg
1 t. Vanilla

1 1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg

3 Cups Oats (instant or non)
1 1/2 Cups Raisins
1 Cup White Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In large bowl, beat butter, sugars, and water.
3. Add in egg and vanilla and continue to beat.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together the flou, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
5. Add the dry mixture to the large bowl mixture and blend well.
6. Add in the oats and raisins and blend until uniformly mixed.
7. Drop by rounded tablespoon on to cookie sheet and press down each mound so they are not upright balls but somewhat flattened(because there is less butter).
8. Bake for 8-11 minutes.