Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 2 cookies
  • Calories:
  • 209
  • Fat:
  • 9 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 23 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 219 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 30 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 5 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.

Makeover Chunky Peanut Butter Cookies

Connie Colgan of Castle Rock, Colorado asked Light & Tasty magazine to trim the fat from her husband's favorite cookie. The results were mouth-watering…and offered 31% less fat than Connie's original snacks.

SERVINGS

30

CATEGORY

Lower Fat

METHOD

Baked

PREP

25 min.

COOK

15 min.

TOTAL

40 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup reduced-fat butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar blend
  • 1 cup Jif® Extra Crunchy Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 3/4 cup flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, cream the butters, brown sugar and sugar substitute until light and fluffy. Beat in peanut butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, oats, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the raisins, coconut and chocolate chips.
    Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: 5 dozen. Editor’s Note: This recipe was tested with Land O’ Lakes light stick butter and Splenda sugar blend.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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