Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg white, beaten until foamy
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 large naval orange, zested and juiced
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Stir egg white and applesauce into butter mixture until just combined into a dough. Add orange juice with pulp and orange zest to the dough; stir.

Mix flour, oats, walnuts, baking soda, cream of tartar, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; fold into the dough until evenly incorporated.

Drop by heaping tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.

Bake in preheated oven until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 2 to 3 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.