Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (No Butter, Egg-free)

Sooooooo, I am a student. 

I am currently approaching exam season AND my fridge is quite scarce. There are two main problems that I can identify from this current situation.

The problem with exam season is that well, it is always around Christmas time....

Downtown last year during Christmas :)

WHAT. 

THE. 

HECK.

How am I supposed to concentrate while there is snow falling, Michael Buble serenading me with Christmas carols, peppermint mochas around and....a strong desire in me to bake.

Secondly, I don't have eggs in my fridge. Cookies and cakes tend to have eggs in them. Great. Also, I don't have any chocolate chips. UM. That is a problem when it comes to typical cookie baking. AND, I don't have any butter. Hm. Well, positive? Improvisation!

Solutions?

Fast recipe that doesn't take long to literally throw together and that doesn't include ingredients that I don't have (DUH). I can study while it bakes. Enjoy the result and study with yummy cookies by my side.

Here is my take on a classic. No eggs. Used yogurt as a protein component. Used raisins and craisins instead of the classic chocolate chips. Used oats instead of a lot of flour. Used canola oil instead of butter.

YUM. 

Delicious cookies.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1 cup Whole wheat flour  

1 cup Rolled oats

1/ tsp Baking Powder

Pinch of salt

1/2 tsp Baking Soda 

1/2 cup Raisins 

1/4 cup Craisins 

½ tsp nutmeg

½ tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup Canola oil 

2/3 cup Brown Sugar 

½ cup plain fat/lactose free yogurt

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1. Preheat the oven to 350F
2. Sift the flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl.
3. Add the raisins, craisins, nutmeg and cinnamon to the sifted mixture.
4. Mix the canola oil, brown sugar, yogurt and vanilla together. Mix well- get rid of those pesky sugar lumps!
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredient mixing bowl and combine it well
6. Place parchment paper on cookie sheet. Use a spoon (or your hands) and shape the cookies into 1 inch diameter balls. Place them evenly apart on the cookie sheet.
7. Bake for approximately 15 minutes.
8. Cool on cooling rack. I had more than one cookie sheet worth of dough so I put another batch in the oven as the first batch cools.

Cooking Tunes?

When you walk into the room (Bryan and Katie Torwalt)

Waiting on superman (Daughtry)

The first time (The Afters)

All I want for Christmas is you (Michael Buble)

Enjoy these cookies with a delicious cup of milk (regular, almond, soy, rice or coconut!) or a yummy latte!

Starbucks extra hot skinny soy peppermint mocha= study treat.