Recipe Name Reduced sugar oatmeal cookies Submitted by Jeanne Recipe Description Uses ripe bananas and sugar substitute Quantity 48 Quantity Unit Cookies Prep Time (minutes) 20 Cook Time (minutes) 11 Ready In (minutes) 31

Ingredients Amount Measure Ingredient 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups oats, quick-cooking 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 3/4 cups oats, steel cut 1 stick butter, unsalted 1 cup, mashed bananas 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large eggs 1 cup granulated sugar substitute (splenda) Steps Sequence Step 1 Preheat oven 375 2 Grease baking sheet or line with parchment paper 3 Soften steel oats with water for 15min. Continue with next steps while soaking. Drain as much liquid off as possible. 4 In a medium bowl Combine flour,salt,baking soda, and quick oats. 5 In a large mixing bowl combine softened butter and measures like sugar splenda until cream forms 6 Beat in mashed bananas and vanilla 7 Beat in eggs one at a time 8 Beat in softened steel oats 9 Add dry mix a little at a time scraping sides of bowl to mix through each time before adding additional amount 10 Add any desired mix ins (nuts,raisins, chocolate chips) *will change nutrition facts 11 Drop tablespoon amounts on baking sheet. Cookies will retain shape as they bake. No need for extra space. 12 Bake for 11 minutes. Cool on sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Refrigerate extra dough if you don''t want to bake all at once.