Homemade Oatmeal,Raisin, Apple&Date Cookies

Freshly homemade oatmeal, raisin, apple and date cookies

Hey my dearest wisefoodies :) Reena here,

Just randomly today I woke up and I felt like cooking. But not like cooking a storm or a meal for the family, I just felt like cooking something fun! Remember back in the day, when you were a kid and didn't have to worry about what you ate, and how it would affect your body? I miss those days. It seems like in today's culture, looking skinny and bony is considered 'pretty' or 'hot', but I am not a person to deprive myself of all the wonderful food that's available out there and nor should you.

So my friend came over today, and we both decided why not re-live our childhood, and bake cookies :) and not have to feel guilty about eating them.
It was so fun, and the best thing about this recipe is that, most of the ingredients to make it, are probably already in your kitchen pantry :) Well... you can play with the ingredients to what you do have in the kitchen, and it will still taste great!

TIME: 20 minutes
CALORIES: 200

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1 1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup raw sugar
1/4 tbsp baking powder
1 egg
1/4 cup of melted low fat and unsalted butter
1 grated apple
1 handful of chopped dates
1 handful of raisins

Here's how to make:
1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2) In a bowl, sift the plain flour, add the oats, raw sugar and baking powder together and mix.
3) In a separate bowl, crack the egg (just in case it's a bad egg), add the butter, apple, dates and raisins and mix.
4) Add the liquid to the dry ingredients and fold the mixture with a spatula.
(if its, too dry, just add a few drops of milk until the mixture is moist)
5) Spray the baking tray lightly with Olive Oil.
6) Take spoonfuls of the mixture and place it in drops on the tray.
7) Bake for 10-15 minutes.

The smell of homemade cookies beats all! Enjoy wisefoodies :)

Freshly baked cookies straight out of the oven