No Bake Cookies (Tina) A healthy flax snack

[Guest guest]

Tina,

Below is the recipe you requested. I decided to post to the group

because I thought others might like it, especially now that school is

back in session so we're all a lot busier.

These are quick to prepare (less than 20 min. start to finish) but

addictive, so beware (I think they taste like fudge but better for

you).

I have a cookbook program that calculates the nutritional analysis of

each recipe I plug into it, so I've included that info. If someone

wants to know what to get you for Christmas, I highly recommend this

program. It takes the guesswork out of the daily nutrients that you

feed your family -- especially the one(s) with CF. It's a CD-Rom

called MasterCook Suite (by Sierra). Mine is the '97 edition; they

probably have an updated version.

Kim

No Bake Cookies

7 tbs. butter (not margarine)

2 c. sugar

1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa

1/2 c. 1% milk

3 c. oats (not instant)

3 tbs. flax seeds

1/3 c. chopped walnuts

1 tsp. vanilla

Place butter, sugar, cocoa, and milk in a heavy saucepan over medium

high heat; bring to a full boil. Stir constantly at least three full

minutes, scraping sides of pan. Turn off heat. Immediately add oats,

flax seeds and walnuts, beating vigorously with a wooden spoon. Add

vanilla and beat again at least one full minute.

Quickly drop by spoonsful onto waxed paper or aluminum foil lightly

sprayed with cooking spray. Let stand until cool and firm to touch.

Stores well and freezes well in airtight container. Recipe is easily

halved.

Note: You can stir in 1/3 c. peanut butter and 1/3 c. shredded coconut

for more calories, carbs, fat, and protein, etc. Nutritional info will

change depending on the brand/type peanut butter used. Values below

are for cookies made without peanut butter and coconut.

Recipe makes 30 cookies. Nutritional analysis is for 1 cookie:

Calories: 156.5

Total fat: 5.2 g

Sat. fat: 2.0 g

Mono fat: 1.4 g

Poly fat: 1.4 g

Cholesterol 7 mg

Carbs: 25.4 g

Fiber: 2.4 g

Protein: 3.7 g

Sodium: 31 mg

Potassium: 175 mg

Calcium: 21 mg

Iron 1.5 mg

Zinc 0.9 mg

Vitamin C: 0

Vitamin A: 113 iu

Vitamin A: 27.5 re

Vitamin B6 0.04 mg

Vitamin B12 0 mcg

Thiamin B1 .012 mg

Riboflavin B2 0.03 mg

Folacin 14.4 mcg

Niacin 0.2 mg

Caffeine 3.3 mg

Dietary food exchanges: 1 grain, 1 fruit, 1 fat, 1 other carbs