Mommas Wheat Germ Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHIP WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a cookie pan with parchment paper or baking mat; set aside.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, oats, and wheat germ together; set aside.
• In an electric mixer with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars on medium speed until fluffy. Add an egg and vanilla extract. Beat well for 2 minutes.
• Add the dry ingredient mixture and stir until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and chopped pecans.
• Using a cookie scoop or spoon, take 3 tablespoon of dough and roll into a ball. Place cookie balls on a prepared pan, spacing apart about 2-inch in between.
• Wet your fingers with water and press down the cookie balls slightly. Bake them in a preheated 350˚F oven for 12-14 minutes. Let the cookies rest on a pan for 2 minutes. Transfer them to a cooling rack and cool completely.

LACTATION COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix flaxseed with water in small bowl and let soak for 5 minutes.
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract; beat to incorporate. Stir flax seed mixture into the butter mixture.
• Mix flour, brewer's yeast, wheat germ, baking soda, salt, and cream of tartar in a separate bowl; add to butter mixture and stir until just combined. Fold oats and chocolate chips into the dough.
• Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

HARRIET'S WHEAT GERM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Cream together the oil, both sugars, eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the oil mixture and mix well.
• Add the oatmeal, coconut, wheatgerm, nuts, flaxmeal and chocolate chips, mixing well after each addition.
• Drop spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. You may have to shape them with your fingers a bit in order to get them to stick together. Flatten slightly. You should get exactly 12 cookies on a standard baking sheet.
• Bake for 10-11 minutes. They may not appear done, but take them out of the oven anyway.
• Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before removing the cookies to a cooling rack.
• Makes 3-4 dozen.