Breakfast: Oatmeal-Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Cinnamon, Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Oatmeal-Carrot Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060). Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

2 sticks (1 cup) salted butter, at room temperature
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup finely shredded carrot
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups rolled oats
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 °.
In a large mixing bowl cream the butter, sugars and eggs with an electric beater until well combined, about 2 minutes.
Add the carrot, flour, baking soda, vanilla, sea salt, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and mix until just combined. Add the oats, raisins and walnuts and combine.
Drop by heaping tablespoons onto an ungreased baking sheet, 9-12 cookies per sheet depending on how big you make your cookies.
Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until they are slightly brown along the edges but still soft in the center.
Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer them to a baking sheet to finish cooling.
While the Cookies Cool, Prepare the Icing In a medium-sized bowl cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add the powdered sugar in 2 additions and beat until well combined.
While the Cookies Cool, Prepare the Icing Once the cookies are completely cool spread the cream cheese frosting on their tops. You can also use a pastry bag to pipe the frosting onto the cookies for a neater appearance.

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