Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookies Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
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Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Recipe by Amanda Haas
You can put just about anything in these cookies. Chocolate chips and walnuts are definitely some ingredients that you won’t want to leave out.
Ingredients
- 3.45 ounces gluten-free flour (about 3/4 cup)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.
- Place butter and sugars in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg, beating well. Add flour mixture; beat. Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and nuts.
- Drop dough by 2 level teaspoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350 ° for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
- Tip: Choose your brand of chocolate chips carefully. Read the label to make sure you select a truly safe gluten-free option.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts.
Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Nuts are...
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