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Winter Energy Cookies

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
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About 2 dozen cookies.
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Cookies and Bars
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Desserts
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Crunchy with a bit of chewiness, our wholesome Winter Energy Cookies taste like a granola bar in a cookie with wheat germ, whole wheat flour, raisins, nuts, and chocolate chips.

Great in the morning with coffee, as a wholesome snack, or as quick fuel for an outdoor activity or exercise!

 

 

Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup toasted wheat germ
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup raisins
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts or peanuts

Instructions

Using an electric mixer, cream together butter, brown sugar, molasses, and peanut butter. Blend in eggs and vanilla.

In a bowl, combine flours, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture until evenly blended. Add oats, raisins, chocolate chips, and nuts. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease baking sheets or line with parchment paper.

Shape dough into balls using 1/4 cup of dough per cookie. Place on baking sheets, leaving 3 inches between cookies. Flatten slightly with a fork. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, or until tops are soft to the touch. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool.

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Comments

<span>Darcy</span> Sun, 01/22/2023 - 13:39
Just wondering how many carbs there are in one cookie?
<span>Anne</span> Fri, 01/06/2023 - 10:15
Wheat Germ has Vitamin E~
<span>Cyndi In Nc</span> Wed, 01/19/2022 - 09:52
Would love to make this but have Celiac disease. Substituting my flour doesn't always work. Glad others can use this recipe though. They look yummy.
<span>E. Collins</span> Thu, 04/05/2018 - 13:54
I have loved this recipe since I found it on a calendar back in the late 90s! A friend has introduced me to the world of milled flax seed and chia seeds. Can you tell me if I would use these with the flour ratios or would I use these to replace the wheat germ? Has anyone tried one of the many different flours out there?
<span>Tammy152</span> Sat, 08/10/2013 - 18:10
These are really good cookies. I am a cyclist and they pack well for long rides as well. I do use half the amount of choc chips and double the amount of walnuts and like it better using dried cherries (cut smaller) than raisins.
<span>Joyce Mabry</span> Tue, 12/11/2012 - 15:25
These cookies were easy to make and easy to bake. I work in the Health Ed. and Nutrition Dept. and the faculty loved them. I will definately make them again.
<span>Judyb3</span> Sun, 02/13/2011 - 16:36
This is a great nutritious and satisfying cookie. I used raisins and dried cranberries. The family loves them. My family doesn't usually eat anything but chocolate chip cookies. These are better than any energy bar. You can't go wrong.
<span>Anne Russell</span> Thu, 01/20/2022 - 10:54
I have not been able to find toasted wheat germ at my natural food store. Can you suggest a brand, or do you toast the flakes?
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Thu, 01/20/2022 - 11:31

A common brand of wheat germ in stores is Kretschmer Wheat Germ. If you can't find (or eat) Wheat Germ, a substitution is ground flax.

 <span>Nancy Bastedo</span> Sun, 02/28/2010 - 21:23
I just figured out the calorie content - if you make 2 dozen it's 350 calories per cookie. They are yum. N Bastedo