Dark Chocolate & Cran Oatmeal Cookies

At our home, we love oatmeal cookies. I'm always looking for a new variation of one too. I found a good dark chocolate oatmeal recipe and made a few changes. I added dried cranberries since I thought the sweetness would pair well to the dark chocolate chips. I also added less oatmeal since that is all I had left. The end result was good chewy cookie. Only a 150 calories per cookie and these cookies are big. Enjoy!

Chocolate Chip & Cran Oatmeal Cookies

Adapted from Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes

Servings: 18 Only 150 calories per cookie and 4 grams of Fat :)

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup unpacked brown sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups quick oats
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 350°; line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and set aside.
In a large bowl, with a mixer, cream together the butter and the sugars on medium speed.
Add the egg, followed by the applesauce and vanilla extract.
Stir in the flour mixture and the oats by hand until just combined and no streaks of flour remain; stir in the chocolate chips.
Drop heaping tablespoon of the dough onto prepared baking sheets, flattening each cookie. Bake for about 10 minutes or until cookies become light brown at the edges.
Cool on baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.