Date Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2  cups plain flour 4  tsp. Sweet n Low Liquid
3/4  cup low-fat margarine, softened 1  tsp. salt
2  Egg Beaters (equal to 2 eggs) 3/4  cup quick oats
1/2  cup dates 1  tsp. soda
1/2  cup raisins 1/2  tsp. cloves
1/2  tsp. cinnamon 1  tsp. allspice
2  bananas, mashed 2  tsp. vanilla extract
1  cup chopped pecans 1/2  cup boiling water
Non-fat cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.  Pour 1/2 cup boiling water over dates & raisins.  Let stand until cool.  Beat together margarine, vanilla, slightly beaten Egg Beaters, Sweet n Low, & mashed bananas. Sift together flour, salt, soda, cloves, allspice, & cinnamon.  Add flour mixture to banana mixture.  Stir in fruit & water mixture, oats, & pecans.  Blend well.  Line a cookie sheet with foil & spray foil with cooking spray.  Drop cookie batter onto cookie sheet by teaspoonfuls.  Bake 12 to 14 minutes (do not over bake).