Millet Oatmeal Cookies
- Kid-friendly
- Peanut free
- Low calorie
- Vegetarian
Sweet snacks can be nutritious, too. The crunch of millet gives these whole grain cookies extra interest.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, softened
- 3/4 cups (175 mL) packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) rolled oats
- 3/4 cups (175 mL) whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) each baking powder and soda
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and ground ginger
- Pinch cinnamon
- 2/3 cups (150 mL) raisins
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) hulled millet
Preparation
In bowl, cream butter with sugar; beat in egg. Mix together oats, flour, baking powder and soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture. Mix in raisins and millet.
Drop by tablespoonfuls (15 mL) onto lightly greased baking sheets; flatten slightly using floured fork. Bake in 325F (160C) convection oven or 350F (180C) conventional oven until golden, 10 or 11 minutes.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Substitution: Our web editor successfully replaces millet with cooked quinoa in this recipe (results pictured above). Get the details in Jen Melo's 'I will eat better' diary.
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