Ingredients:

• 2 cups Large Flake Quaker^® Oats or Quick Quaker^® Oats (uncooked)
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil, preferably canola
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup “mix-ins” (dried cranberries, mixed dried fruit pieces, raisins, mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts)

How to make it:

1. Heat oven to 350ºF.
2. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, egg, oil, applesauce and vanilla on medium speed of electric mixer until combined. Add combined flours, baking soda and salt; beat on low speed just until blended. Stir in oats and “mix‑ins.”
3. Drop dough by level measuring tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake 9 to 10 minutes, until light brown. (Do not overbake. Centres will appear soft.)
5. Cool 1 to 2 minutes on cookie sheets; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.