Magic Chocolate Chip Cookies

A great cookie reciepe using less sugar, no butter and no eggs. They are low in fat, have no cholesterol but are so good. My 4 year old agrees.

These cookies use only a third of the sugar called in most conventional cookie recipes and the butter is replaced with applesauce. These are excent. I bet if you don't mention the ingrediants to anyone they would never know.

2 Cups Whole-wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup natural granulated sugar (or regular if that is all you have)
1 Cup applesauce (unsweetened if possible)
2 tablespoons safflower oil
1 cup chocolate chips - semisweet (preferable cane juice sweetened)
Variations - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/2 cups granola

1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly oil 2 baking sheets
2. Combine four, baking powder, baking soda and sugar in a mixing bowl and stir together.
3. Make a well in the center and add the applesauce and oil. Stir together until the wet and dry ingrediants are completely mixed, adding a bit more applesauce if needed to make a smooth and slightly stiff batter.
4. Stir in the additional ingrediants. Drop the batter onto the prepared sheets in slightly rounded tablespoons about 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, or until the bottoms are just slightly browned. Let stand for 1 to 2 minutes, then carefully remove with a spatula to a rack or plates to cool.

enjoy

Baked Rigatoni

Yes, super easy. But Leif had 4 servings last night. It is his all time favorite.

1 package rigatoni noodles, cooked al dente
Spaghetti sauce (whatever you like, we use AB's frozen sauce from last fall, but are nearly out... sob)
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Shredded parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a casserole dish with non-stick spray. Place the cooked noodles in the casserole dish. Cover the top with sauce, then the cheeses. Bake until cheese starts to brown.

You can obviously dress this up a little. Try different cheeses, add some meat. Toss a green salad to serve on the side. Ultra-quick dinner.