Dr. Siegel's Diet Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups chex multi-bran cereal
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup non-fat powdered milk
• 1/4 cup unprocessed wheat bran
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 large ripe banana, mashed
• 4 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 7 large egg whites
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375° fahrenheit.
• 2 combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl, mix well with spoon.
• 3 blend banana, butter, sugar, eggs, egg whites, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until well incorporated.
• 4 add wet ingredients to dry, mix well and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
• 5 divide in half, then half again.
• 6 each portion makes 6 cookies. (i used an ice cream scoop to measure out the dough.).
• 7 bake for 12 minutes on cookie sheet or parchment paper.
• 8 cookies spread very little during baking. allow to cool slightly and transfer to wire rack.