Morning Cookies
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This recipe was a Prize-Tested recipe from Better Homes and Gardens - February 1990 by Mrs. Thomas M. Elbourn, Jamestown, Rhode Island.
Perfect for busy mornings. Pack these fist-sized goodies in a brown bag breakfast or grab on the way out the door.
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup wheat bran
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup soft-style cream cheese or peanut butterIn a mixer bowl beat butter or margarine and brown sugar with an electric mixer until well combined. Add whole wheat flour, applesauce, oats, bran, milk powder, egg white, soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and cloves. Beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in raisins and nuts.
Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray coating. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 to 3 inches apart, onto baking sheet. Spread dough so each cookie is about 2 inches across. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes or until set. Cool on a wire rack.
Spread bottoms of half the cooled cookies with 1 tablespoon cream cheese or peanut butter; top with remaining unfrosted cookies. Chill until serving or wrap and freeze. If frozen, let thaw in refrigerator overnight.
Makes 8 sandwich cookies