Healthier Apple Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies

I adapted Tish's Apple Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookie recipe to be a little bit healthier for me and thought I would share with all.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 12  tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1  cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
• 1⁄4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup applesauce
• 1⁄2 cup white flour
• 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup wheat germ
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 3⁄4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 1⁄4 cups raisins
• 1⁄3 cup carrot, finely grated
• 1  medium granny smith apple, finely grated, including juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine butters, flax, and sugars in large bowl.
3. Beat in eggs and applesauce.
4. Combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
5. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture at low speed and beat until blended.
6. Stir in oats, raisins, apple, and carrot.
7. Drop by measuring tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. (I used a medium Pampered Chef scoop.).
8. Bake for 10-12 minutges or until just brown around edges. Do not overbake.
9. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.