Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies

I just found out that I can calculate the number of calories in any recipe using the my fitness pal app.  I know that I'm probably the last person in America to figure this out but this was truly a mind blowing kind of moment.  You have no idea how excited I am about this.  Now I can simply enter my ingredients into the app and voila - nutritional information!  

I love coming up with new and unique recipes but I've always wondered where my culinary creations fall in terms of calories, fat and protein.  Now I don't have to wonder anymore.  I'm free to experiment in my kitchen with all sorts of baked treats - like these Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies.

Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
1 cup instant oats 
¾ cup whole wheat flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
2 tablespoons coconut oil-melted and cooled
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ cup honey
1 cup grated carrots

Combine flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. 

Stir together coconut oil, egg, vanilla and honey.

Stir wet ingredients into dry until combined.

Fold in carrots. Chill batter for a least an hour. ​

Scoop batter onto silpat lined baking sheets.  Flatten cookies slightly. Bake 15 minutes at 350.  

I used my new found app to get the nutritional informational information on my newest cookie creation.  
          1 cookie contains:
          175 calories
          5.8 grams of fat
          29 carbohydrates
          4.2 grams of protein

I'm pretty good at convincing myself that most of my recipes are healthy and I have to admit that I was a little nervous that this app is going to dispel my myths.  These delicious cookies for example that I thought were super "healthy" turned out to be not nearly as good for me as I had hoped.  At least they tasted great.  I guess it's back to the drawing board to find a cookie that tastes good AND is good for me.

Ciao!

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