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Apricot Maple logs – Low Calories Recipe

Prep: 25 minutes

Bake: 15 minutes

Cool: 5 minutes

Oven: 350°F

Makes: 9 cookie logs

Ingredients:

  • One cup rolled oats
  • Three-quarter cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • Quarter cup non-fat dry milk powder
  • Half teaspoon baking soda
  • Half teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • One-eight teaspoon salt
  • Three tablespoons corn oil or canal oil
  • Half cup maple-flavoured syrup
  • One teaspoon vanilla
  • Three-quarter cup dried apricot halves, chopped
  • Quarter cup raw sunflower seeds
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Energy value

  • calories 249 kcal
  • protein 6g
  • fat 8g
  • carbohydrates 40g
  • cholesterol 0mg
  • sodium 125mg
  • dietary fibre 4g

Preparation:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl stir together oats, flour, dry milk, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a medium bowl combine oil, maple syrup, and vanilla.
  3. Add oil mixture all at once to flour mixture, stir just until combined. Stir in apricots and sunflower seeds.
  4. For each cookie, use damp hands to shape Quarter cup of dough into a 4-inch log. Place logs on prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown and edges are set (cookies will still be soft). Cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack; cool completely.
  6. Store cookies in a resealable plastic bag or wrap individually in plastic wrap at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
  7. To serve, thaw frozen cookies at room temperature about 30 minutes or until completely thawed.