3/4 c Firm packed brown sugar

1/2 c Granulated sugar

4 tb Margarine

3/4 c Apple butter*

-or apple sauce 2 Egg whites or 1 egg

2 tb Skim milk

2 ts Vanilla

1 1/2 c All-purpose flour

1 ts Baking soda

: l ts ground cinnamon l/2 ts salt (optional) 1/4 ts ground nutmeg (optional)

3 c QUAKER Oats uncooked

-(quick or old fashioned) : l c raisins/diced dried mixed fruit Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with no-stick cooking spray. Beat together sugars and margarine until well blended. Add apple butter, egg whites, milk and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well. (Dough will be moist.) Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container. * Apple butter is usually available in your supermarket's jam & jelly section. Convenient Bar Cookies: Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 9x13-inch baking pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely; cut into bars. Store tightly covered. 32 BARS Nutrition Information: l cookie Calories 9O, Calories From Fat l5, Total Fat 2g, Saturated Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 45mg, Total Carbohydrates 19g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g Note: For a no-fat-added cookie, omit margarine and increase apple butter to l cup; and continue as recipe directs. Nutrition Information: 1 cookie (made without margarine or butter) Calories 9O, Calories from Fat 5, Total Fat 0g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 30mg, Total Carbohydrates 19g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Protein 2g -----