Santa Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Santa has gone healthy, wants to fit into his beach wear and look good too.  So this year we are going to help him along with a great Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie.  Check this out.
 

About 45 cookies

Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats, (not quick-cooking)
• 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg white
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chip
  

  Preparation 

  1.Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

  2. Whisk oats, whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until blended into a paste. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; continue beating until well combined; the mixture will still be a little grainy. Beat in egg, then egg white, then vanilla. Stir in the oat mixture with a wooden spoon until just moistened. Stir in chocolate chips. 

  3. With damp hands, roll 1 tablespoon of the batter into a ball, place it on a prepared baking sheet and flatten it until squat, but don’t let the sides crack. Continue with the remaining batter, spacing the flattened balls 2 inches apart.

  4. Bake the cookies until golden brown, about 16 minutes, switching the pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Let the pans cool for a few minutes before baking another batch.

   
   Nutrition
  Per cookie: 102 calories; 5 g fat ( 2 g sat , 1 g mono ); 7 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrates; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 45 mg sodium; 53 mg potassium.
  Carbohydrate Servings: 1
  Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate, 1 fat
  
  Enjoy a few yourself.  You know you deserve it!

Plan ahead for an affordable and sassy little holiday outfit

         Adults like to have a little special gift giving each year during the holidays. Put the kids to bed or send them off to Grandma's house, put on the perfect holiday music and deck yourself out for your man.  How much did or would you spend on a sassy little outfit for the guy in your life?  An outfit like this one to the left will set you back  $60 or more, and that doesn't even include the hat!  

      Think about this - next year when the department stores start the clearance of swimwear, go grab yourself a cute little basic suit, in red or white or even in blue if you celebrate Hanukkah, add your own little bows, bells and ribbons, to create your very own custom creation for a fraction of the price.  And you will have a swim suit that you can wear all winter in the hot tub or the following summer.  If you want to really go all out, pick up a pair of sassy super high heels to finish the package. 

      These heels from Triangles, in Scottsdale, Arizona would be perfect and again, not just for a one time wearing.  Great investment.

Happy Holidays

Today is Christmas and we at Exposure Products are hoping that everyone is sharing time with their love ones. With New Year's just around the corner we will starting a series of advise articles on how  to get the most for your money and how  to know when you are getting a quality product.  For those of you who are the creative type we will also be giving some pointers on how to make your own swim wear.  But for now - go spend time with your friends and family.
Enjoy this Christmas day,

            

                      keep those Hanukkah festivities going,

and get ready for Kwanzaa  !


                                                      Happy  Holidays
                                                              and
                                            PEACE and LOVE to you all.