These easy cookies are a real snap to make - just stir and bake.

Servings: about 2 dozen cookies
Total Time: 35 minutes
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Cuisine: American
Type of Dish: Other, Cookies
Health: Low Calorie, Low Carb, Low Sat Fat, Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium, Heart Healthy

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup wheat germ

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 each large egg

3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar

1/3 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup oats , quick-cooking or old-fashioned (not instant)

2 ounces white chocolate , chopped

1/3 cup dried blueberries (see Tip)

1/4 cup crystallized ginger , chopped (see Tip)

Steps:

1: Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F.

2: Whisk flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt and ground ginger in a small bowl. Whisk egg, brown sugar, oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; stir to combine. Add oats, chocolate, blueberries and crystallized ginger; stir just to combine. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, 1 1/2 inches apart.

3: Bake the cookies until puffed and barely golden around the edges, switching the pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition: (Per cookie)

Calories - 115
Carbohydrates - 17
Fat - 4
Saturated Fat - 1
Monounsaturated Fat - 2
Protein - 2
Cholesterol - 9
Dietary Fiber - 1
Potassium - 38
Sodium - 84

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

Dried cranberries or cherries will also work in place of blueberries; all can be found, along with crystallized ginger, in the baking, dried fruit or produce sections of many supermarkets and natural-foods stores.

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