Yogurt Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups uncooked oats
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375.
• 2 lightly spray cookie sheet with no stick spray or oil lightly.
• 3 beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 4 add yogurt, egg whites, lemon peel and vanilla.
• 5 mix until well blended.
• 6 gradually add combined remaining ingredients except powdered sugar and mix well.
• 7 cover and refrigerate for at least one hour but no more than three.
• 8 with lightly floured hands, shape dough into 1 inch balls, place on prepared cookie sheet.
• 9 using bottom of glass jar coated with sugar, press into thick 1 inch thick circles.
• 10 bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 11 cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet, remove to wire rack.
• 12 sift powdered sugarover warm cookies and cool completely.
• 13 store tightly covered.