Healthy Oatmeal Cookies

Name: Healthy Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 40 cookies, 40 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3/4 cup canola oil; 1 cup brown sugar; 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 egg whites; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup oatmeal; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup wheat germ; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg; 3/4 cup chopped dried apricot; 1/2 cup dried sweetened cranberries; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

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Recipe by alligirl

This recipe was printed in my local paper, The Virginian-Pilot, on September 30, 2009. This recipe won 1st place at the Virginia State Fair (in the oatmeal cookies category.) It was submitted by Jan Tucker, of Virginia Beach. ** Note: Cookies have no cholesterol or saturated fat except for the nuts.

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READY IN: 55mins

SERVES: 40

YIELD: 40 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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cup canola oil
1

cup brown sugar
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cup granulated sugar
3

egg whites
1

teaspoon vanilla
1

cup oatmeal
1 ³⁄₄

cups all-purpose flour
1

cup wheat germ
1

teaspoon salt
1

teaspoon baking soda
1

teaspoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂

teaspoon nutmeg
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cup chopped dried apricot
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cup dried sweetened cranberries
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cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Blend first five ingredients.
In a separate bowl, mix next 7 ingredients (dry ingredients).
Stir a spoonful of flour mixture into fruit and nuts to separate fruit.
Add dry ingredients to oil mixture, then stir in fruit and nuts.
Drop 1 1/2 tablespoons onto parchment-paper-covered baking sheet.
Flatten slightly.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
Cool slightly on pan and then transfer to rack to cool completely before storing.

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