Recipe: Breakfast In A Cookie (using applesauce, 7-grain cereal, and whole wheat flour)

BREAKFAST IN A COOKIE

1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup 7-grain cereal
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup unsweetened coconut (optional)
1/4 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together with electric mixer, oil, applesauce, and brown sugar. Add egg substitute, vanilla, and juices, then beat again.

Sift together oat bran, 7 grain cereal, flours, baking soda, salt, and spices. Mix these ingredients with the wet mixture. Stir in oats. Fold in raisins (and any other optional ingredients). Place dough on ungreased cookie sheets by the tablespoonful.

Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Remove cookies from the sheet immediately and let cool.

Makes 3 dozen large cookies
Source: The Christian Bed & Breakfast Cookbook by Rebecca Germany (Editor)