powerhouse cookies
Very healthy but also very yummy, these cookies are perfect as a snack to take along for any outdoor activity or to enjoy as a dessert. Be sure to make extra as they disappear fast!
yield
30 -34 cookies
prep time
15 Min
cook time
12 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For powerhouse cookies
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3/4 cunbleached all-purpose flour
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3/4 cwhole wheat flour
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1/3 cwheat germ
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1/4 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspbaking soda
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1/8 tspground himalayan sea salt
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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1/3 ccoconut oil
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1 cbrown sugar, such as demerara
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2 lgfree-run eggs
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2 tsppure vanilla extract
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1 1/4 crolled oats
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1/2 cbutterscotch chips
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1 cdried cranberries (substitute dried blueberries)
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1/2 cunsweetened coconut flakes
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1/4 csunflower seeds
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1/4 cpumpkin seeds
How To Make powerhouse cookies
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1Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mat; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, wheat germ, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
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2In a large bowl, beat together butter, coconut oil and brown sugar until smooth and creamy; stir in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture into butter mixture and stir until dough is just combined. Fold oats, butterscotch chips, cranberries, coconut, pumpkin and sunflower seeds until evenly combined.
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3Shape dough into 1 ½” balls or drop by heaping tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets about 2” apart; press to flatten slightly. Bake cookies in preheated oven until lightly golden at the edges, about 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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4Note: Substitute ¼ cup applesauce with ¼ cup butter for ½ cup butter
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5To view this recipe on YouTube, click on this link >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp_oYNA77po
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