Oatmeal, Apple, and Flax Breakfast Cookies

1 cup oats
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ground flax seed (aka, flax meal)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 egg
2 unpeeled apples, shredded (to measure about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can add nuts or dried fruit to these cookies as well.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (oats through ginger) and stir until combined.. In a medium bowl, combine the wet ingredients (egg through vanilla extract) and stir until combined.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined.

Drop the cookie mixture by heaping tablespoon, onto cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are slightly browned.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen.

Serving Size: Serving size is 2 cookies

Number of Servings: 15

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARAMICHELLE723.