Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar 
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 0.5 teaspoon cream of tartar 
• 1  egg white beaten
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 large orange zest juiced
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats 
• 0.3 cup apple sauce unsweetened
• 0.3 cup sugar white
• 1 cup flour whole wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 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.
3. Add orange juice with pulp and orange zest to the dough; stir.
4. Mix flour, oats, walnuts, baking soda, cream of tartar, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; fold into the dough until evenly incorporated.
5. Drop by heaping tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.
6. 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.