Grandma’s Wheat Germ Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min.
YIELD: 4 dozen.
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.
Ingredients
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup canola oil
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2 eggs, lightly beaten
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1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
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1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 cups toasted wheat germ
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1 cup quick-cooking oats
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 cup (6 ounces) miniature chocolate chips
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten slightly with a glass bottom coated with cooking spray.
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3.
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.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 102 calories, 5g fat (1g saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 64mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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