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| General Category : Cookies-Bars-Squares |
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| Food Group : Eggs, Grains, Fruits, Cheese/Other Dairy |
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| Preparation Method : Bake |
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Sweet snacks can be nutritious, too. The crunch ofmillet gives these whole grain cookies extra interest.
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Ingredients
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1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, softened |
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3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar |
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1 egg |
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1-1/2 cups (375 mL) rolled oats |
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3/4 cup (175 mL) whole wheat flour |
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1/2 tsp (2 mL) each baking powder and soda |
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1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and ground ginger |
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Pinch cinnamon |
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2/3 cup (150 mL) raisins |
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1/3 cup (75 mL) hulled millet |
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Preparation
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In bowl, cream butter with sugar; beat in egg. Mix together oats, flour, baking powder and soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture. Mix in raisins and millet.
Drop by tablespoonfuls (15 mL) onto lightly greased baking sheets; flatten slightly using floured fork. Bake in 325°F (160°C) convection oven or 350°F (180°C) conventional oven until golden, 10 or 11 minutes.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
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Nutritional information
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Per cookie: about 79 cal, 1 g pro, 3 g total fat (2 g sat. fat), 12 g carb, 1 g fibre, 13 mg chol, 66 mg sodium. % RDI: 1% calcium, 4% iron, 3% vit A, 2% folate.
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Source
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Homemakers Magazine: September 2006
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