Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • ¼ cup ground flax or wheat germ
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cardamom
  • 1 large egg
  • ⅓ cup unrefined sugar
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup oats (quick-cooking or old-fashioned (not instant))
  • ¼ cup white chocolate chips
  • ⅓ dried cranberries (no sugar added)
  • 2 tablespoons macadamia nuts (chopped)

Instruction

  • Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F.
  • Whisk flour, flax or wheat germ, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and ground ginger in a small bowl. Whisk egg, sugar, oil, applesauce and vanilla in a large bowl.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; stir to combine. Add oats and stir again. Add chocolate, cranberries and macadamia nuts if using them; stir just to combine. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, 1 1/2 inches apart. (FYI- dough will be thick).
  • Bake the cookies until puffed and barely golden around the edges, switching the pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.