Whole Wheat Cookies Recipe

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These soft, old-fashioned cookies are quite flavorful. With the goodness of wheat germ, they make a wholesome snack.—Bertie Carter, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

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Whole Wheat Cookies Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup honey
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and honey. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar.
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on pans for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 124 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 133 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Whole Wheat Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 2001, p45