Bran Fruit And Nut Cookies Recipes

MIXED FRUIT-AND-NUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Put butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugars, and mix until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs one at a time until combined; mix in vanilla.
• Reduce mixer speed to low. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in coconut, apricots, dates, macadamias, and pistachios.
• Drop batter, 2 heaping tablespoons at a time, onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer cookies on parchment paper to a wire rack to cool completely.

BRAN CEREAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Stir in everything else.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto greased sheets.
• Bake 375' 12 minutes.

HIGH FIBRE FRUIT AND NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add molasses and eggs and beat well.
• Add milk, bran, flaxseed and cereal.
• Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add to liquid ingredients.
• Add fruit and nuts.
• Spoon into prepared muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes.
• Makes 16 average sized muffins.