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Oatmeal Cookies (with carob chips)

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Oatmeal Cookies

1 cup margarine or butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¾ cup flour
1 ½ cup rolled oats
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup coconut
1 cup carob chips (dairy free ‘chocolate’)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F). Blend well and spoon onto pan, sized with a tablespoon. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until golden for chewy cookies, or 14 to 16 minutes for crunchy cookies.

****Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth With Carob****

Pity the poor carob. A Mediterranean legume worthy of its own reputation, it is known mainly for what it is not -- chocolate. It has, in fact, enjoyed some popularity among health-conscious Americans by virtue of not being chocolate.

Carob does have a number of advantages over chocolate. Because it contains fewer allergenic properties, it can be used by people sensitive to chocolate. It also is low in sodium and high in potassium making it desirable for diets used to treat congestive heart failure and hypertension. Carob also contains no caffeine and is lower in fat and calories than chocolate.

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