Whole Wheat Raisin Cookies

Easy cookies that offer the goodness of whole wheat and are sweetened with Splenda to lower sugar. Just don't be tempted to eliminate the all-purpose flour completely or the cookies will turn out too heavy.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup butter or 2⁄3 cup margarine, softened
• 1  cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1  large egg
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup raisins
• 2⁄3 cup chocolate chips or 2⁄3 cup  butterscotch chips or 2⁄3 cup  peanut butter chips or 2⁄3 cup white chocolate chips or 2⁄3 cup  additional raisins

Directions

1. Beat butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and baking powder until well blended.
2. With mixer on low, gradually add the whole-wheat and all-purpose flours.
3. Stir in, by hand, the raisins and/or chips.
4. Drop by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes (edges lightly browned).