Bran Fruit And Nut Cookies Food

FRUIT 'N' NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients. Shape into three 10-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

MIXED FRUIT-AND-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Put butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugars, and mix until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs one at a time until combined; mix in vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in coconut, apricots, dates, macadamias, and pistachios.
• Drop batter, 2 heaping tablespoons at a time, onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer cookies on parchment paper to a wire rack to cool completely.

HIGH FIBRE FRUIT AND NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add molasses and eggs and beat well.
• Add milk, bran, flaxseed and cereal.
• Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add to liquid ingredients.
• Add fruit and nuts.
• Spoon into prepared muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes.
• Makes 16 average sized muffins.

ALL BRAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl beat together butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until thoroughly mixed.
• Add egg, milk and vanilla. Beat well.
• Stir in ALL-BRAN cereal and flour mixture, mixing until combined.
• Shape dough into two 10 1/2-inch-long rolls.
• Wrap in plastic wrap, covering ends carefully.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm.
• Slice cookie rolls about 1/4 inch thick and place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375° F about 9 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from baking sheets and cool on wire racks.
• Store in airtight container.

OAT BRAN FRUIT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180c).
• In one bowl combine all of the dry ingredients - oat bran, oatmeal, fruit, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a second bowl, lightly beat the egg whites by hand. Whisk in the yogurt, oil, applesauce and brown sugar. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just mix. Do not over beat as it will result in a tough lumpy muffin.
• Spoon batter into lightly sprayed muffin tin. (Use paper liners if you prefer.) Bake 33 to 38 minutes, toothpick should be clean.