Start your day off right with these protein- and carb-rich
clean cookies!

Recipe by Oxygen reader Rose Guido. Thanks Rose!

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cup olive oil
• ½ cup Sucanat
• 4 egg whites
• ½ cup agave nectar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsweetened
applesauce
• 3 cups large whole grain oats, unprocessed
• 2 ½ cups Nutri Flour Blend (or 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour and ¾ cup wheat bran)
• ½ cup ground flaxseeds
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• ¼ cup poppy seeds
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup raisins (or other dried fruit)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Beat olive oil and Sucanat until creamy. Beat in egg whites, one at a time. Add agave nectar and vanilla. Stir in next 8 ingredients, then stir in raisins.

3. Place ¼ cup dough for each cookie on prepared baking sheets. Flatten slightly.

4. Bake in preheated oven 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown.

“My cookie recipe is suitable for kids and adults alike,” says Rose. “And it makes 24 huge monster cookies!”

NUTRIENTS PER SERVING:
Calories: 220, Total Fats: 9 g, Saturated Fat: 1 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Sodium: 70 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 33 g, Dietary Fiber: 6 g, Sugars: 13 g, Protein: 6 g, Iron: 2 mg

Photography: Donna Griffith, Styling: Marianne Wren