Oats, Nuts, Raisins and Cinnamon, oh my!

Canola oil spray
2 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
Pinch of salt
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup lightly-packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Position racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray

Combine the oats, nuts, raisins, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and set aside. In a larger bowl, use a hand mixer on medium speed to blend the butter and sugar until fluffy, then beat in the eggs until the mixture is smooth. Blend in the vinegar and vanilla. Mix in the dry ingredients by hand until they are well combined.

Drop the batter by tablespoons onto the baking sheets, spacing the cookies 1-inch apart. Using your fingers, press each firmly into flat 2-inch rounds. If the batter sticks to your fingers, moisten them lightly with cold water.

Bake 7 minutes. Switch the position of the baking pans and bake 7 minutes longer, or until the cookies just begin to brown lightly around the edge. Transfer the baking sheets onto racks to cool for 5 minutes, than transfer the cookies to the racks to cool completely.

Makes 32 cookies.

Per cookie: 75 calories, 3 g. total fat (1 g. saturated fat), 11 g. carbohydrate, 1 g. protein, 1 g. dietary fiber, 29 mg. sodium.

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"Something Different" is written for the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) by Dana Jacobi, author of The Joy of Soy and recipe creator for AICR's Stopping Cancer Before It Starts.