I found this scrumptious recipe on the cutest website: Me and My Pink Mixer! (You’re gonna love this blog!)
The original recipe came from Health Magazine and they titled it: The Healthiest Cookie in America!
Well, I don’t know about the healthiest cookie in America…but they’re pretty darn tasty.
I changed this recipe in a few areas but overall it’s close to the original…
Chocolate Chip and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Chop walnuts and toast them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper for 5 – 6 minutes.
***I can’t tell you how much depth of flavor toasting the nuts adds to anything! Don’t leave off this step!***
Melt butter in medium mixing bowl in microwave.
Add brown sugar, stir until smooth.
Combine flours, baking soda, oats and salt in a medium bowl.
Combine butter mixture with the dry ingredients and add the egg and vanilla.
Fold in chopped walnuts and chocolate. Mix well.
The dough will be dry. Shape into balls. Bake on parchment paper lined cookie sheet for 12 minutes or until tops are dry to the touch.
This is supposed to make 32 cookies…really? I want more than a tiny bite so my batch made about 20!
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~Happy Healthy Sweet Nibbling Peeps~
Linking to Foodie Friday today…It’s the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY for Michael! Congrats!
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Please o please o please can I leave off the walnuts? pretty please with a big huge hershey’s kiss on top? Not only do I not like the taste of walnuts they don’t go well with braces i.e. a no go, like can’t eat, like I have to forego anything with nuts in it. So…please, please, please, can I have them without the walnuts? If not, then I reckon I will have to eat one of my wife’s melt in your mouth oatmeal Scotchies.
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Bill we can do your cookies sans nuts! Hey lets add some butterscotch chips!!!
They look YUM! Perfect comfort food
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oh sweet robin… thank you!! i really need a treat…and this i could get away with… no white flour…and i think i could use brown sugar splenda… you’re the BEST!!
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Robin, Tried to go to the Blog “Me and My Pink blender”. It links to something else. Could you take a look at it. Thanks.
Faith and Kether~I’m sorry about the link….good grief! Thx for letting me know, I fixed it. And now you know what to do if you have sore calfs!!! xoxo
DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT show me a cookie!!!! I am TRYING to be good….and lose this FAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh God, I just can’t look at that deliciousness!!!!!!!!
Awwh Pinky. Looking won’t hurt. it is the grab and eat that does.
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I KNOW, and I am glad I can’t reach through the screen and grab that cookie!!!:):)
I like the idea of toasting the walnuts. And for those who don’t like the oatmeal texture so much, I once saw a similar recipe that called for oatmeal to be blended to a fine powder. Just an idea…
I’ve been reading for awhile and love your blog! I usually read from bloglines, so I don’t comment much.
This looks yummy, BUT the link goes to a site on calf soreness. I’d love to check out the pink mixer blog, too. Could you add the link?
Thanks! =)
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Robin,
I cannot seem to find your email address anywhere on your site. I am looking for bookmarks and found yours from last Spring. Would you consider making a large quantity and selling?
These look delish! I’ll have to try them and pass the recipe on to my training clients. Thanks!
xoxo pattie
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Making these tomorrow! Yum:)!
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These sound wonderful, and I have all the ingredients in the pantry!! Thanks for sharing your “healthy” recipe
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The recipe sounds like it would be wonderful. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds delicious! I am all about getting healthier, but I can’t give up my chocolate!
Hi Robin! Glad you liked the cookie recipe – I will have to try it again with your changes – I bet toasting the walnuts does really add to the flavor. Hope you have a wonderful weekend
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Chocolate chip cookies are an all time favorite and with walnut even better.
Geri
These look so yummy and I love the healthy part of it. My husbands favorite cookie is Pecan Oatmeal Raisin so I am going to make it and exchange walnuts / pecans and chocolate for raisins.
I am glad you psoted a healthy version…Our home will smell so good tomorrow and I will have a happy hubby! ~?
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Cannot wait to try these…love oatmeal cookies, hate raisins (yuck.) Even though it is 87 degrees today, I’ll be baking!!
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