Made a batch of these this morning...delicious! My adaptation of a Martha
Stewart recipe.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Fruited Oatmeal-Wheat Germ Cookies

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Yield : 5 Dozen
Categories : Cookies, Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1 cup unsalted butter -- (2 sticks) softened)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups raisins, dried cherries, dried cranberries, etc.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together oats, flour, wheat germ, baking
soda, baking powder, spices, 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 dried fruits.

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. May also be frozen for up to six weeks.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.