Healthy Grains Breakfast Cookie

Delicious and easy breakfast cookies - Healthy way to start the day or a great snack anytime of day. Packed with healthy stuff!

• Ready In: 32 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1⁄2 cup Gold Medal all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄4 cup canola oil
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 3  tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1  egg
• 1  banana (smashed or pureed)
• 1  tablespoon blackstrap molasses
• 1⁄2 cup muesli (old fashioned style)
• 1⁄2 cup  wheat bran (unprocessed miller's)
• 1⁄4 cup raisins
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350°F.
2. In large mixing bowl:
3. Blend butter, oil, sugar and brown sugar until creamy. Add egg, banana and molasses. Combine until smooth. Add both flours, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix until well incorporated. Mixture is going to become thicker. When fully combined add muesli, wheat bran, raisins and walnuts. Fully combine.
4. On large cookie sheet:
5. When all ingredients are fully blended use 1/4 cup measuring spoon as a scoop. Drop mixture into *almost* 1/4 cup servings onto cookie sheet - recipe will make 12 cookies. Dough is very sticky. Slightly flatten each serving with fingertips. Bake cookies for 12 - 14 minutes. Do not overcook.
6. Let cookies cool slightly and enjoy! Leftovers keep well and can be enjoyed over the week.