Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

From EatingWell: February/March 2005, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook (2005)

These oatmeal chocolate chip cookies have the familiar flavors of brown sugar and chocolate, but get a sophisticated twist from tahini (sesame paste). Tahini helps to lower the saturated fat by more than 66 percent while adding a nutty flavor to an old classic.

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"Good cookies! I used all whole wheat flour, stevia instead of the white sugar, 1/2 the amt of chocolate chips, only egg whites and added some nutmeg. Cutting out most of the sugar and the fat from the nuts fits in better with my way of...

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26 Reviews for Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

09/26/2010

Anonymous

These cookies have as much sugar (no matter how you slice it - white, brown, honey, chocolate chips, raisins) as any recipe for cookies store bought or home made. The bottom line is glycemic index and although they may contain some healthy ingredients, it doesn't make up for the amount of sugar which turns straight to fat. There goes your healthy...

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09/19/2010

Anonymous

I just made these cookies and they are very yummy. I did add my own twist to it by substituting 1/4 c honey for the white sugar, cut down choc. chips and added raisins, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, cranberries and did the drop by spoon cookie. love the tahini in it.

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09/09/2010

Anonymous

These cookies are amazing!

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09/05/2010

Anonymous

I just made these for my family and they loved them! I changed it a tad though. Instead of Tahini butter (didn't have any) I used organic peanut butter. I used about 1/4 cup and used 1 cup brown sugar...no white sugar. They turned great. Wonderful recipe. Thanks!

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09/03/2010

Anonymous

I liked this recipe, have made the cookies twice without substitutions. Healthy choice but sweet enough. My husband will eat the whole batch if I let him! Any ideas on swapping applesauce for butter?

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