How To make Oatmeal Raisin Cookies/Slp

3/4 c Applesauce
1 1/4 c Packed light brown sugar
2 Egg whites
1/3 c Skim milk
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt; optional
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground cardamom
1/4 ts Freshly grated nutmeg
1/8 ts Ground cloves
1 1/2 ts Grated orange zest
3 c Quick-cooking oats
1 c Raisins
Nonstick cooking spray; -optional Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 10/28/96 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine applesauce, sugar, egg whites, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl; whisk until smooth. Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and zest; stir just to mix. Stir in oats and raisins. Coat three cookie sheets with cooking spray. (This is unnecessary with nonstick pans.) Spoon the batter onto the cookie sheets, 2 heaping tablespoons at a time, leaving 3 inches between cookies. Gently flatten each cookie with a wet spatula. Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until firm and lightly browned on the bottom. (Watch closely; they burn faster than butter-based cookies.)Let cool on the cookie sheet 1 minute, then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Store in From "High-Flavor Low-Fat Vegetarian Cooking" by Steve Raichlen, (Viking, $24.95). -----