Abstract: Disclosed are cookies containing psyllium and a method for making those cookies. The cookies may additionally contain polyol polyesters. These cookies provide an effective method for introducing psyllium into the diet to treat gastrointestinal disorders, such as constipation or diarrhea, as well as a method for introducing psyllium and polyol polyesters into the diet to reduce blood cholesterol levels.

Abstract: Disclosed are cookies containing psyllium and a method for making those cookies. The cookies may additionally contain polyol polyesters. These cookies provide an effective method for introducing psyllium into the diet to treat gastrointestinal disorders, such as constipation or diarrhea, as well as a method for introducing psyllium and polyol polyesters into the diet to reduce blood cholesterol levels.

Abstract: This invention is a method for reducing chip bleed in flavor-chip containing baked goods, particularly in cookies. "Chip bleed" is a migration of material from the chip into the dough or crumb of the baked good.The method comprises adding to the dough from about 0.5% to about 5% of an emulsifier which is predominantly crystalline at room temperature to form a stable dough emulsion. The emulsifier is selected from: (a) fatty acid mono-diglycerides having from about 35% to about 99% monoglycerides and from about 1% to about 50% diglycerides, wherein at least about 65% of the fatty acids are selected from C.sub.16 -C.sub.18 saturated fatty acids and C.sub.18 trans-unsaturated fatty acids; (b) polyol esters having an average of from about 4 to about 14 hydroxyl groups, wherein from about 10% to about 66% of the hydroxyl groups are esterified, and wherein at least about 65% of the fatty acids are selected from C.sub.16 -C.sub.18 saturated fatty acids and C.sub.