Pure Protential Musings: 111028- Low sodium oatmeal cookies

Restricted salt heart healthy diet

If you would you like a treat, but want to avoid the salt, here is an oatmeal cookie that is almost identical in taste to the standard recipe. A diabetic version is available within this site. This is a Quaker Oats recipe, but without the salt or salted products they list.

This recipe has the exact same number of calories, has sugar, and animal fat, so it is not acceptable for a diabetic or other restricted diet person. However, it does meet most heart patient requirements. I serve it often and no one seems to notice it is different from the standard recipe online at Quaker(tm) Oats.

Ingredients for the low sodium oatmeal cookie

mg	Calories	qty	unit	ingredient	pct vol
0	1,200	12	tbsp	butter - unsalted - softened	6%
0	1080	3/4	cup	brown sugar, firmly packed	18%
0	720	1/2	cup	sugar - regular white	8%
0	660	3	cup	oatmeal	56%
0	10	1	tsp	vanilla	1%
130	140	2	each	eggs	4%
0	0	1	tbsp	cinnamon - ground	2%
0	0	1	tsp	baking soda	1%
0	0	1	cup	raisins	22%
Label compare ingredients: oatmeal, sugar, raisins, butter, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, baking soda With a serving size of 1 tbsp per cookie, this makes 30-40 servings

Notes about sodium, quantities and types used

The key here is the use of unsalted butter, and not adding the normal tsp of salt in the original recipe.

Mixing the ingredients

In a very large bowl or cooking utensil, place sugar, cinnamon, eggs, vanilla, and soda in bowl. If butter is not soft, place in paper bowl and microwave to soften. Mix generously to generate uniform consistency. It should appear to be very liquid.

Add oatmeal, mix well. Add raisins, mix well to generate uniform consistency.

Use a cooking spray to lightly coat cookie pan. Cook at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. If you overcook, the result will be a very flat cookie. Remove from try while hot. If you fail to do this, it will be very hard to remove from the tray.

Sodium content comparison

This is not a low Calorie cookie. It has the same Calorie and fat content as the standard recipe .

Comparisons and options table
cookie	mg	Calories	mg reduced	Kcal reduced
Standard recipe	73	105	0	0
this recipe	2	105	97%	0%
The bigger the cookie, the more Calories per cookie

You can crumble these and use them as a gran cearal.

Often requested options
Some people cut the amount of raisins to reduce the Calories. The real calories are in the butter. However, use of a butter substitute product will vastly increase the sodium content.