Breakfast Cookies

I found this recipe online while looking for a high protein/low cal baked good to mix up and take on my travels. It boasts a whopping 33g. protein with only 216 calories. Honker. I'll give the recipe first and then offer my additions, because you know I can't make a recipe as written. :P
1c. ww flour
3 c. quick oats
1t. baking powder
1t. salt
1t. allspice
1t. ginger
1t. cinnamon
1t. vanilla
1t. ginger
1T. orange peel
2 eggs
7T. canola oil
1 1/2 c. unsweetened applesauce
3/4 c. brown sugar
3/4 c. slivered almonds
1/2 c. sunflower seeds (unsalted)
1 c. craisins

Ok, so I've never made these as written; the first thing I did was dropped all of the brown sugar and instead put in 12 packets of Truvia (I really wish I could find that stuff in bulk instead of the little packets), you could mix that up however you wish. They don't turn out terrible sweet, but good enough and I save 33 calories per cookie that way. I've also never used that many craisins; the first time I used all raisins and this time I used 1/4 and 3/4 respectively. Going with all raisins gives you more natural sugar since the raisins aren't sweetened. This time I also added 2 T. of ground flax meal; this adds omega-3s and a little protein. A few calories too, but I consider it worth it. Apparently you can use flax meal instead of eggs, but I haven't tired that yet. All of the seasonings are key, because they give you your flavor. The consistency is a little, mmm, dense, but not bad. The recipe did not come with cooking time or temps so I do 375 for 14 minutes. Would like to get them a little crisper, but this works ok. Also, the recipe says that it makes 20 cookies; I usually end up with more like 45 so do that math and the 33g. protein would be in the bigger cookies (15 g. is still pretty good...) Obviously, there's lots of adjustments you can make or other things you can add to taste. I was thinking that a little dark chocolate would be good in them and maybe some coconut. So if you just looking for protein and not so much worried about the calories, then try it out. As I've done it so far, they're pretty good, can fill my cookie desires in a pinch, and really do well for a mid-morning snack when your cereal just doesn't quite stretch to lunch time. And why, you may ask, do I keep cooking all of this stuff when I'm supposed to be on a diet? Uh...it's an addiction I'm afraid, I love to cook! That's why I'm trying to focus it healthy at least....:)