Apple Oatmeal Spice Cookies

Here's a recipe for an oatmeal cookies I found in the packaging of Quaker Oats. A little healthy option for all you health and fitness buffs.

Apple Oatmeal Spice Cookies

1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 ground nutmeg (optional)
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons margarine, softened
3/4 cup apple butter or applesauce
2 egg whites or 1 egg
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups Quaker Oats
1 cup diced dired mixed fruit or raisins

Heat oven to 350F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well. In large bowl, beat sugars and margarine until well blended. Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir in flour mixture, mix well. Stir in oats and dried fruit; mix well. (Dough will be moist)
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets, remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.

Makes about 3-1/2 dozen cookies