Wheels Of Steel Cookies

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup non-fat powdered milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons liquid milk
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 2 cups raisins
• 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 -2 cup sesame seeds or 1 -2 cup dried figs or 1 -2 cup dried apricots or 1 -2 cup flax seeds or 1 -2 cup ground flax seeds or 1 -2 cup nuts or 1 -2 cup chopped prunes or 1 -2 cup oat bran or 1 -2 cup carob chips (total combined amount etc) (optional)
• 1/2-1 cup sesame seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
• 2 combine flour, wheat germ, dry milk, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; stir together lightly.
• 3 add flour mixture to creamed mixture; stir.
• 4 add together liquid milk, oats, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut, and chopped dates; mix well.
• 5 if desired, combine optional ingredients equal to 1-2 cups and add to oat& seed mixture; 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 roll dough into 1-2" balls; yield will vary by size of cookies.
• 9 press rolled dough into a pattie shape and press into sesame seeds, if desired.
• 10 bake on greased cookie sheet for approx 12 min at 375f.
• 11 watch closely to avoid scorching, especially if rolled in seeds.
• 12 store in airtight container.