Good Morning Cookie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup raisins
• 4 cups cheerios toasted oat cereal or 4 cups other like cereal

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f (190°c).
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, peanut butter, milk, vanilla and egg until smooth and creamy.
• 3 add the flour, oats and baking soda, beating until combined.
• 4 stir in the raisins and the breakfast cereal (the mixture will be stiff and hard to stir; just mix until everything sticks together fairly well).
• 5 now comes the fun part.
• 6 working with about 1/3 cup (75 ml) at a time, roll dough by hand into 2 inches (5 cm) diameter balls, and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 make sure you pat the dough balls firmly so that they stick together, and leave at least 2 inches (5 cm) of space between them on the cookie sheet (they will expand).
• 8 lightly press down to flatten each ball to about 1 inches (2 cm) thickness.
• 9 bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom.
• 10 let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.