Healthier Oatmeal Cookies

Okay folks, here's another revamped cookie recipe and I have to say it is my favorite one to date.  These definitely don't taste like anything is missing.  But they have half the sugar, sodium and fat of the original recipe.  Chopping the raisins and cranberries helps to distribute them through the dough so they seem sweeter than they actually are.

Healthier Oatmeal Cookies

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

3/4 cup sugar

2 tsp. molasses

1 egg

1/4 cup water

1 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 cup raisins, chopped

1/4 cup cranberries, chopped

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

3 cups quick cooking oatmeal

Cream together butter and shortening.  Add sugar and molasses and combine well.  Add egg, vanilla, water, soda and salt.  Stir until thoroughly blended.  Add chopped raisins and cranberries, stir.  Add flours and stir well, then add oatmeal and work until it forms a stiff dough.  Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsful onto lightly oiled baking sheet.    Bake at 350° about 8 to 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring cookies to a cooling rack.  Store in an airtight container.  Makes approximately 3 1/2 to 4 dozen cookies.

If you love oatmeal cookies, especially soft and chewy ones, I totally recommend these.