Healthy Cookies: Have your cookie and eat it too

Health fanatics and diet freaks will love these recipes that allows you to eat healthy cookies to curb hunger pangs between meals.

Eating healthy & trying to lose weight doesn’t mean you have to only eat boring and bland foods all the time. There are several healthy alternatives to your favorite foods that will help eliminate cravings.

There are many who use protein powder with baked goods and they usually turn out good (in case of cookies too). You can use peanut butter, eggs, and vanilla protein and the end result will be a healthy food. Its recommended that you do not overcook the cookie.

Recipe to make healthy cookies

Ingredients
>> Flour 150 gm
>> Baking powder 5 gm
>> Cinnamon powder 5 gm
>> Salt, a pinch
>> Butter 100 gm
>> Brown sugar 100 gm
>> Castor sugar 50 gm
>> Eggs 2
>> Vanilla essence, a few drops
>> Oats/Muesli 200 gm
>> Raisins 100 gm

Method
>> Heat the oven to 180° C.
>> In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
>> Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy for 2 to 3 minutes.
>> One at a time, beat in the eggs, then add the vanilla essence. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just combined (do not over-mix). Mix in the oats and raisins
by hand.
>> Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of the dough onto baking sheets, spacing them 2
inches apart.
>> Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until golden for 12 to 14 minutes.
>> Cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Information courtesy: Chef de Partie Gerwin D’sou>> a, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre