Wheels of Steel
Sharon
ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup raw peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teas. Vanilla
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/2 cup non-fat dry milk solids
- 3/4 teas. Sea salt
- 1/4 teas. baking powder
- 1/4 teas. baking soda
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup raisins
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- optional:
- 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped dates
directions
- 1
Preheat oven 375°
- 2
Cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- 3
Combine flour, wheat germ, dry milk, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; stir together lightly.
- 4
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture; stir.
- 5
Add together liquid milk, oats, raisins, (sunflower seeds, coconut, and chopped dates); mix well.
- 6
Depending upon what you add, you may want to increase the liquid a bit to make sure everything holds together.
- 7
Add oat& seed mixture to flour/creamed mixture combo; mix well.
- 8
Place a heaping tablespoon of the batter on an oiled baking sheet and spread into a circle about 4 1/2 inches in diameter. Sprinkle with 1 teas of sesame seeds.
- 9
Leave ample room for the cookies to spread. It may be wise to have only two on one large sheet.
- 10
Bake about 12 minutes or until done.
- 11
Cool on pan 5 minutes and then using a wide spatula transfer to a rack.
- 12
Makes about nine giant cookies.
- 13
Store in airtight container.
notes
In the mid-1970’s, I somehow decided that we shouldn’t eat white sugar and made these cookies for Todd. He remembers them er, ah … fondly(?)
Source: Sharon via NY times Natural Foods Cookbook 1972
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