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Grandma's Wheat Germ Cookies

Grandma's Wheat Germ Cookies
In her Clear Lake, Minnesota kitchen, Pam Voigt lightened up a traditional oatmeal chocolate chip cookie by adding wheat germ, eliminating butter and using applesauce.
48 ServingsPrep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cups toasted wheat germ
  • 1 cup quick-cooking oats
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) miniature chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and oil until blended. Beat in egg,
  • then applesauce. Combine the flour, wheat germ, oats, baking powder,
  • and salt; gradually add to brown sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in
  • chocolate chips and walnuts.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated
  • with cooking spray. Flatten slightly with a glass bottom coated with
  • cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned
  • and cookies are set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire
  • racks. Yield: 4 dozen.
© Taste of Home 2013

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Grandma's Wheat Germ Cookies (continued)

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 102 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 64 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.
© Taste of Home 2013