A Cookie Success

Thanks to my fellow E.H. , Angela Ferrin for inspiring me to make a whole grain cookie! I spent the afternoon testing various recipes and adding different ingredients to make a cookie that is all whole grain and tasty. Well, I had the taste testers, the beautiful girls above come to my kitchen for the real test. I told them they were healthy cookies and they all kind of turned up their noses. I gave them each one, they picked a small piece off, then one by one they said, "Wow, these are so yummy", "Are you sure these are healthy?" "Can I have another one?". So, I guess it was a cookie success. Just remember ladies, whole grain nutrition does not mean no calories. I must go to the gym tonight from all my cookie sampling. Try them out. Kids will love them. Tomorrow I will blog all about Millet and why you should be using this in your diet.

Whole Grain Chocolate Chip Cookie

AKA Bird Seed Cookies

Mix together:

1 cup soft butter

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Whip until very light and creamy.

Add:

2 cups ground wheat or ground spelt flour

2 1/3 cups rolled oats

2 tsp baking soda

Mix until all incorporated.

Then, add :

1 package chocolate chips

1/2 cup whole millet

chopped nuts if you like them

Drop on a greased cookie sheet and cook at 350 for 10-12 min. I like to make these into little chipper size

cookies , bake for a bout 6-8 min if they are small.

Delicious!