Mesquite-oh! Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup mesquite flour, sifted to break up clumps
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
• 1/4 cup oat bran
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup light margarine
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f and lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 2 in a medium bowl slowly stir together first 5 ingredients (*note: mesquite flour is fine and creates dust when stirred to quickly) set aside bowl.
• 3 in a large bowl whip margarine with mixer until fluffy. add in sugars and beat till just combined. then add egg whites and vanilla, beat until smooth (don't over whip).
• 4 next, add flour mixture by thirds into margarine mix., stirring by hand in between each addition. mix well and add in chocolate chips until combined. *the dough will be thinner then a traditional dough -- almost resembling cake frosting.
• 5 drop dough by tablespoonful onto cookie sheet and bake for 6-6 1/2 minutes. when done let cool on sheet 1 min., then remove to cooling rack until firm. these cookies will stay soft in the middle.
• 6 very important: do not over-bake these or they will burn -- quick! also, mesquite flour is naturally high in sucralose so don't feel tempted to add more sugar then called for.