Peppy Power Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp sunflower oil (or other light, natural oil)
• 2 tbsp brown rice syrup
• equivalent of one egg in egg replacer
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ cup whole wheat flour or oat flour
• ½ tsp alum-free baking powder
• ½ cup raw wheat germ
• ¾ cup rolled oats
• ½ cup raisins (or other dried, chopped fruits)
• ½ cup carob chips (or nuts or seeds — optional)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 °F.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the oil and brown rice syrup.
3. Add the egg replacer and vanilla extract and blend well.
4. Add the remaining ingredients and mix, by hand, until well-blended.
5. Drop dough by two tablespoons (one to scoop, the other to scrape) onto a baking sheet, leaving 2" between each cookie.
6. Bake for 10–12 minutes, and let cool on racks.