Oatmeal Cookies: New - Super Nutritious and Tastety Too!

My Motto for everything I make is "Try to Eat a Rainbow each and every Day" and that goes for cookies too! While I'm not a huge sweets lover I do like an occasional cookie as it pairs well with tea, milk or any drink basically and serves as a special little "treat" for your hard earned efforts at success. They are packed with nutrients and lower in fat and sugars than most. Be sure to add crushed Total Cereal where I list "Whole Grain" cereal as it is the most nutritionally packed product on the market. This raises the nutritional value higher than what you see in the breakdown on the right. So enjoy making and eating them and do not feel guilty about having an extra one of two!

• Ready In: 32 mins
• Serves: 35
• Yields: 72 2 per serving

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup craisins
• 1  cup granola cereal
• 8  ounces  whole grain cereal (I use Total, slightly crushed)
• 1⁄2 cup  almonds
• 1⁄4 cup flax seed
• 1⁄4 cup wheat germ
• 1⁄3 cup coconut (shredded)
• 1⁄2 cup powdered milk
• 1  banana
• 1⁄3 cup molasses
• 1⁄3 cup peanut butter
• 2  tablespoons honey
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  toffee pieces
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup coconut oil
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1  cup  egg white
• 1⁄2 cup wheat flour
• 3⁄4 cup  rye flour
• 3⁄4 cup white flour
• 2  cups oatmeal

Directions

1. Crush Total Cereal.
2. Mash Ripe Banana.
3. grind flax seeds in a coffee grinder.
4. Melt butter.
5. Mix all ingredients leaving dry quick oats and flour for last.
6. Spoon onto cookie sheet in approximately a 1 1/2 inch ball (no rolling or shaping required) and these will not spead so you'll have room for nearly double the amount on an average cookie sheet).
7. Bake approximately 12 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
8. Let sit while next cookie sheet is being loaded then remove to a large plate to cool.
9. Eat! Freeze! Enjoy!
10. (pictures to follow although they do look very similar to my other oatmeal cookies just MUCH more nutritious!).