Healthy Breakfast Cookies

Photo: Scott Koeneman

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flower

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons margarine

1/4 cup canola oil

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 egg

1/4 cup apple chutney

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup bran flake cereal

cup raisins

cup walnut pieces (try lightly toasting them in a skillet for a couple minutes, until fragrent)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F.

Combine flours, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine margarine, oil and sugars. Mix on high until sugars are dissolved.

Add egg, chutney and vanilla and mix for another minute.

Add flour mixture and mix until just blended. Add oats, bran, raisins and walnuts and mix on low until just blended.

The dough will be sticky. Form into 12 balls, about 1/4 cup each and place evenly on a non-stick cookie sheet. With damp hands, flatten the cookies, being sure to leave at least 1/4 inch between them.

Bake for 12 minutes. Cookies should still be a little soft. Let them cool slightly then transfer to a wire rack.