Chocolate Chip and Bran Cookies
Ingredients:
2 C. All purpose flour
2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Baking soda
1/2 C. Butter
1/2 C. Granulated sugar
1/2 C. Brown sugar
2 Eggs, beaten
2 C. Bran Flakes, crushed
1 C. Coconut, fine shred
1/2 C. Quick oats
1 Tbsp. Light cream, (for stabilizing dough)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper
3. In a small bowl blend flour, b. powder and b. soda together.
4. Combine softened butte and sugars together in a large bowl and mix together to form a smooth paste
5. Add beaten eggs to butter/sugar mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy
6. Continue mixing dough while adding crushed bran flakes, coconut and oats to mixture and blend all ingredients thoroughly
7. Stir in dry ingredients slowly making sure to incorporate all the flour into the dough.
8. Add light cream to help dough stay together better when forming the cookies
9. Take small amounts of dough and roll into a ball then place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart
10. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes until lightly browned around the edges
11. Place on wire rack to cool completely before storing in a container
Servings: 24 cookies
