Good Morning Cookie

11 ingredients
10 steps

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

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
  2. 2
    In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, butter, peanut butter, milk, vanilla and egg until smooth and creamy.
  3. 3
    Add the flour, oats and baking soda, beating until combined.
  4. 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. 5
    Now comes the fun part.
  6. 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. 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. 8
    Lightly press down to flatten each ball to about 1 inches (2 cm) thickness.
  9. 9
    Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned on the bottom.
  10. 10
    Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.

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