Healthier Apple Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 12 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup splenda sugar blend for baking
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 1/4 cups raisins
• 1/3 cup carrot, finely grated
• 1 medium granny smith apple, finely grated, including juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 combine butters, flax, and sugars in large bowl.
• 3 beat in eggs and applesauce.
• 4 combine flour, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• 5 add flour mixture to creamed mixture at low speed and beat until blended.
• 6 stir in oats, raisins, apple, and carrot.
• 7 drop by measuring tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. (i used a medium pampered chef scoop.).
• 8 bake for 10-12 minutges or until just brown around edges. do not overbake.
• 9 cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.