Big, soft, and delicious with a distinctive orange flavor.
Original recipe makes 28 cookies
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg white, beaten until foamy
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 large naval orange, zested and juiced
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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PREP
20 mins
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COOK
10 mins
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READY IN
30 mins
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Stir egg white and applesauce into butter mixture until just combined into a dough. Add orange juice with pulp and orange zest to the dough; stir.
- Mix flour, oats, walnuts, baking soda, cream of tartar, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; fold into the dough until evenly incorporated.
- Drop by heaping tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in preheated oven until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 2 to 3 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 94 kcal
Carbohydrates: 10.3 g
Cholesterol: 9 mg
Fat: 5.6 g
Fiber: 1.2 g
Protein: 1.7 g
Sodium: 49 mg