Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Name: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 mL) canola oil; ¼ cup (60 mL) butter, softened; ¼ cup (60 mL) dry red lentils; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla; 1 large egg; ½ to 1 tsp (2.5 to 5 mL) ground cinnamon; ½ cup (125 mL) packed dark brown sugar; ¾ cup (185 mL) old-fashioned or quick oats; ½ tsp (2.5 mL) baking soda; ¾ cup (185 mL) all-purpose flour; ¾ cup (185 mL) old-fashioned or quick oats; 1 cup (250 mL) raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips; 1 cup (250 mL) raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips; ½ tsp (2.5 mL) salt; 1 cup (250 mL) raisins, dried cranberries, or chocolate chips

Preparation info

Makes
1½ to 2 dozen
cookies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Spilling The Beans

By Julie Van Rosendaal and Sue Duncan

Published 2011

About

These cookies are wonderful (if we do say so ourselves)—tender, soft, and almost cakey, with a crisp edge. The red lentils fall right into place, cleverly disguising themselves as oats. The combination of butter and canola oil gives these great flavour and less saturated fat than most others. Feel free to swap the raisins for chocolate chips.

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Vegetarian

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