Harriets Wheat Germ Cookies Food

GRANDMA'S WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and oil until blended. Beat in egg, then applesauce. Combine the flour, wheat germ, oats, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to brown sugar mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Flatten slightly with a glass bottom coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cookies are set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

MOMMA'S WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the oats, wheat germ, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the coconut, pecans and dates. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for a couple minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

PEANUT BUTTER WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter and peanut butter with sugar, then beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in dry ingredients. Form into balls on cookie sheet (ungreased, preferably with baking parchment) of whatever size you like and flatten to about half the ball thickness- use the typical criss-cross fork pattern if you like a traditional look. Bake at 350 degrees Farenheit for 8-10 minutes, watching carefully to check degree of browning, and remove to racks for cooling.

OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together oats, flour, wheat germ, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Put butter and sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add oat mixture; mix until just combined. Mix in raisins.
• Using a 1 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly.
• Bake until golden and just set, about 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks using a spatula; let cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 3 days.

WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together the oil, salt, brown sugar, and vanilla. Then add milk, flour, oats, wheat germ and chocolate chips.
• Drop dough by spoonful onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 15 minutes.

WHOLE WHEAT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and honey. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork dipped in sugar. , Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool on pans for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

HARRIET'S WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cream together the oil, both sugars, eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the oil mixture and mix well.
• Add the oatmeal, coconut, wheatgerm, nuts, flaxmeal and chocolate chips, mixing well after each addition.
• Drop spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. You may have to shape them with your fingers a bit in order to get them to stick together. Flatten slightly. You should get exactly 12 cookies on a standard baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-11 minutes. They may not appear done, but take them out of the oven anyway.
• Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before removing the cookies to a cooling rack.
• Makes 3-4 dozen.