Oatmeal Ginger Applesauce Cookies

Ingredients

• ½ cup Smart Balance Buttery Spread (no trans fat and no cholesterol) can use butter instead
• ¼ cup Omnibalance Stevia Sweetner by Omnivite Nutrition(natural herb sweetner, no calories, no impact on blood sugar, not a chemical) can use 1 cup Sugar instead
• 1 egg
• 1 ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ cup raisin
• ½ cup chopped candied ginger
• 1 cup quick cooking or old fashioned rolled oats
• 1 ¼ cup applesauce

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat stevia and smart balance until creamy.
2. Stir in egg.
3. Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt , cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ground ginger and nutmeg into a separate bowl.
4. Stir in oats, raisins, and candied ginger.
5. Add flour mix to stevia and smart balance mix in parts alternating with applesauce. Beat the mix by hand until well blended.
6. Drop dough by tablespoonful onto greased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 13 minutes or until done.
7. Let cool on baking sheet a few minutes before transfering to wire rack to cool completely.
8. Eat up because the dont last long!