Winter Energy Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups packed 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 rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• cream the butter, sugar, molasses, and peanut butter in a large bowl. blend in the eggs and vanilla. mix the flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a separate bowl. stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, until evenly blended.
• stir in the oats, raisins, choc chips, and nuts. cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• shape dough into large balls using 1/4 cup of dough per cookie. place on greased cookie sheets, leaving 3 inches between them. flatten slightly with a fork. bake for 15 to 18 minutes. when done, the tops will still be soft to the touch. cool on the sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool.