Breakfast Cookies

Big Breakfast Cookies

recipe by Mary Ann Hix 

1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup frozen apple juice thawed
2 T fresh orange juice
2 T fresh lemon juice
3 tsp vanilla extract
2 egg whites
3/4 brown sugar
3 cups quick oatmeal
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp each ground cinnamon, allspice and ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 T minced crystallized ginger
1 cup golden raisins
3/4 cup of walnuts then chop very fine or pulverize
1/2 cup of unsweetened coconut

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with Pam or use parchment paper.
2. In large mixing bowl, mix first 8 ingredients with mixer. Then add the next 6 ingredients and mix thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and stir by hand until completely mixed.
3. Scoop out 1/4 cup of dough onto cookie sheet and place two inches apart. Press dough into large circles. Cook for 15 -17 minutes until bottom of cookies are brown.
 makes 21 cookies