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Winter Energy Cookies

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
The Editors
Yield
About 2 dozen cookies.
Category
Cookies and Bars
Course
Desserts
Sources
Old Farmer's Almanac Favorite Cookies
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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 separate 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 prepared  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

Darcy (not verified)

1 year 10 months ago

Just wondering how many carbs there are in one cookie?

Anne (not verified)

1 year 10 months ago

Wheat Germ has Vitamin E~

Cyndi in NC (not verified)

2 years 10 months ago

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.

E. Collins (not verified)

6 years 7 months ago

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?

Tammy152 (not verified)

11 years 3 months ago

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.

Joyce Mabry (not verified)

11 years 11 months ago

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.

judyb3 (not verified)

13 years 9 months ago

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.

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 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.

Nancy Bastedo (not verified)

14 years 8 months ago

I just figured out the calorie content - if you make 2 dozen it's 350 calories per cookie.
They are yum.
N Bastedo