Make-A-Meal-Of-Em Oatmeal Cookies

I have been dying for a good oatmeal cookie lately.. unusual since I ordinarily hate them. After scouring the internet, I came across a recipe that seemed to get some pretty good reviews. I used parts of it and changed others to accommodate my ingredients on hand and to make it just what I was in the mood for, and came out with this awesome cookie!! I made mine with splenda to cut back on the sugar, but you can swap it out for sugar if that's what you prefer. :) You could also swap out craisins for raisins, use different nuts, or maybe use m&m's in place of the chips. Here's what I came up with:

Make-A-Meal-Of-Em Oatmeal Cookies (makes 36 cookies)

• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup craisins
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup splenda
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon baking powder
• 2 cups quick oats
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Combine eggs, vanilla, and craisins. Let rest for 1 hour. Do not skip this step!!
2. Cream together butter and sugars.
3. Add flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder. Mix well.
4. Mix in egg/craisin mixture, oats, pecans, and chocolate chips. Batter will be very thick.
5. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

If you're interested: These cookies (when made just like the recipe) are 5 weight watchers points each. The entire batch is 180 points, so if you don't end up with 36 cookies, you can easily figure out how many points your cookies are. :)

Enjoy!!