Low Fat Oatmeal Cookies

Submitted by Janae Pickett

1 cup flour

1 ts. baking powder

1/2 ts. baking soda

1/2 ts. salt

2 tb. shortening

1/4 c. applesauce

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. brown sugar

1 egg

1 ts. vanilla

1 1/3 c. oats

1/2 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray cookie sheet with non stick spray. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together shortening, applesauce, sugars, egg and vanilla until shortening breaks into pea sized pieces. Add flour mixture to applesauce mixture. Mix well. Fold in oats and chocolate chips. Drop rounded tsp onto cookie sheet 2" apart. Bakes for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes.