Low-fat Rice Krispies-chocolate Chip Cookies

Opening our home to others is a wonderful gift and a neglected discipline in the church. But we easily forget the whole point of hospitality. Think of it this way: Good hospital-ity is making your home a hospital. The idea is that friends and family and the wounded and weary people come to your home and leave helped and refreshed. And yet, too often hospitality is a nerve-wracking experience for hosts and guests alike. Instead of setting our guests at ease, we set them on edge by telling them how bad the food will be, and what a mess the house is, and how sorry we are for the kids’ behavior. We get worked up and crazy busy in all the wrong ways because we are more concerned about looking good than with doing good. So instead of our encouraging those we host, they feel compelled to encourage us with constant reassurances that everything is just fine. Opening our homes takes time, but it doesn’t have to take over our lives. Christian hospitality has much more to do with good relationships than with good food. There is a fine line between care and cumber. In many instances, less ado would serve better.

Kevin DeYoung

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Vegetables		Cookies, Desserts	42	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	t	Baking soda
1/4	t	Salt
1/4	c	Butter, softened
1/4	c	Nonfat cream cheese
		softened
1	c	Sugar
1/4	c	Egg beaters, TM 99% egg
		substitute
1	t	Vanilla
2	c	Rice krispies, TM
4	oz	Chocolate chips, reduced fat
		Vegetable cooking spray

INSTRUCTIONS

In small mixing bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.  Set aside. In
large mixing bowl, beat together butter, cream cheese  and sugar  until
light and fluffy.  Add egg substitute and vanilla.  Beat well.  Add
flour mixture, mixing until combined.  Stir in Rice Krispies  cereal
and chocolate morsels. Drop by level measuring-tablespoon onto  baking
sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350oF about 12  minutes or
until lightly browned. Remove immediately from baking  sheets and cool
on wire racks.  Store in airtight container. Recipe  By     : adapted
from recipe c1996 Kellogg Company  Posted to Digest eat-lf.v096.n183
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 23:25:10 -0400  From: "Sharon L. Nardo"
<snardo@onramp.net>

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