midweek resolve

My Weight Watchers resolve always get a bit shaky around midweek. Today, I'm really craving sweets. I decided to make these Oatmeal-Raisin Bites, a recipe from one of my weekly WW handouts. They are delicious! You'll notice the recipe calls for butter and sugar, the mandatory ingredients for a tasty cookie, but around half as much as the average recipe. Although the recipe says one point per serving, they fail to mention yield, so the point value remains a bit of a mystery.

Oatmeal-Raisin Bites

1 1/2 c. rolled oats

3/4 c. whole wheat flour

1/2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

1/2 t. cinnamon

1/2 c. butter, softened

1/4 c. sugar

1/2 c. packed brown sugar ( I used Splenda brown sugar)

1 large egg

1 t. vanilla

1 c raisins

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
2. Using a mixer, cream butter and both sugars until thoroughly combined. Add egg and vanilla and mix again.
3. Add oat mixture and stir just until combined; fold in raisins.
4. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough about 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake 9-10 minutes for chewy cookies and 11-12 minutes for crispy ones.

My recipe made 32, but I confess, I ate some dough. It probably should've made 36 of the teensiest cookies ever!