Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 stick butter
- 3/4 c. packed light-brown sugar
- 1/4 c. each granulated sugar and light molasses
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. each baking soda and cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 3 c. old-fashioned oats
- 1 c. raisins
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 °F. Lightly coat baking sheet(s) with nonstick spray.
- Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl with mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy. Beat in molasses, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon and salt (may look curdled). On low speed beat in flour. Stir in oats and raisins. Drop level tablespoons 1 1/2 in. apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes until tops look dry. Cool on baking sheet 1 minute before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Store airtight at room temperature up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon.
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).
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