orange oatmeal cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 28
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg white, beaten until foamy
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 large naval orange, zested and juiced
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. stir egg white and applesauce into butter mixture until just combined into a dough. add orange juice with pulp and orange zest to the dough; stir.
• mix flour, oats, walnuts, baking soda, cream of tartar, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; fold into the dough until evenly incorporated.
• drop by heaping tablespoon prepared baking sheets.
• bake in preheated oven until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. cool on baking sheets 2 to 3 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.