Healthy & Wholesome Hikers' Bar Cookies Recipe - Easy to Make!

Hikers' Bar Cookies

YIELD Makes 24 servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup uncooked quick oats 1/4 cup toasted wheat germ 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) margarine or butter, softened 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup cholesterol-free egg substitute 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup sunflower kernels 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat 13X9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.
2. Beat flour, sugar, oats, wheat germ, applesauce, margarine and salt in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until well blended. Stir in egg substitute, raisins, cranberries, sunflower kernels, orange peel and cinnamon. Spread into pan.
3. Bake 15 minutes or until firm to touch. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into 24 squares.

This recipe appears in: Cookie Bars NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 cookie square Fiber 1 g Carbohydrate 12 g Saturated Fat <1 g Total Fat 3 g Calories from Fat 33 % Calories 80 Protein 2 g Sodium 46 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Fat 1/2 Starch 1