Candied Ginger Oatmeal Cookies

What to eat when you're craving something a little sweet but not too sweet and still stick to your diet? Candied Ginger Oatmeal Cookies!!! Buttery, sweet, and spicy, all in one! These cookies have a strong ginger taste. So, if your not a big ginger lover like me these may not be for you. I loved to eat these before bed with a cup of tea.

Ingredients: 30 servings (1 cookie each)
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 cup flour
1/3 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup light brown sugar
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two cookie sheets with non stick spray.
• Stir together oats, flour, ginger, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• With an electric mixer beat together brown sugar and butter. Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Add dry mixture on low, mixing until just combined. 
• Drop level teaspoons and bake for about 12 minutes, till lightly golden brown.

Cost: $4.75 total, .16 per serving
Time: 20 minutes inactive, 12 minutes active

Nutrition Facts: Amount Per Serving
70 cal
2g fat
11g carb
0g fiber
1g protein

Weight Watcher Points +: 2 points per cookie

French Toast Breakfast Muffins

Muffins are quick, easy and tasty! These muffins are not too sweet and the addition of the sugar/cinnamon/butter topping really puts these over the top. If you don't get to eat these right out of the oven, be sure to microwave them for 30 seconds before eating. Taste great with a cup of tea :).

* Recipe courtesy of Velvet Lava. 

Ingredients: Serves 10
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 c. butter, melted
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg (preferably room temperature)
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 c. milk (1%)

Topping (option: cut topping in half*)
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter, melted
1 tsp. cinnamon

Method:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• In a medium-large bowl, sift together all dry ingredients. 
• Add wet ingredients and stir just until combined, but still a bit lumpy. Do NOT OVER MIX.
•  Scoop batter into muffin tins that have sprayed with cooking spray.  Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until they just start to turn a bit golden at the edges.
• For the topping, mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place melted butter in another small bowl. Dip the warm muffins in melted butter (whole muffin not just tops), then dip/roll the muffin in cinnamon sugar. 

Cost: $2.00 total, $.2 per muffin/serving
Time:15 minutes active, 20 minutes inactive

Nutrition Facts: Amount Per Serving
Calories 243.8
Total Fat 13.4 g
Total Carbohydrate 29.2 g
Dietary Fiber 0.4 g
Protein 2.6 g

Weight Watcher Points +: 7 points per serving/muffin