Drop Cookies: Granola Bar Cookies

Granola bars are great. They're delicious and at least a little healthy. But it's even better when the granola bar becomes a cookie. A little flour, a little butter, and boom, Granola Bar Cookie. Make these for a crowd.


You can use either chocolate chips or raisins. Or do a batch of each, depending on who you're serving these to.


Ingredients


¾ cup all purpose flour
1½ cups rolled oats
½ cup wheat germ
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
¼ cup honey
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
¼ cup chocolate chips or raisins
¼ cup almonds, chopped
⅛ cup sesame seeds
⅛ cup shelled sunflower seeds


Preparation


Heat oven to 375°F. Cream together brown sugar, butter, and honey in a large bowl. Add vanilla and egg and blend well. Gently mix in all other ingredients until you have a consistent cookie dough. It may be a little dry, and that's okay.


Drop by rounded teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 minutes, until the edges of cookies are golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets, cooling on wire racks. Cooled cookies can be store for up to 5 days in an airtight container.


This recipes makes about 2 dozen cookies, depending on the size of the cookies.