Hearty Breakfast Cookies

Source: Sonlight Forum: SchoolinatHome

• 1/2 cup butter (can sub 1/2 of butter with applesauce)
• 1 cup peanut butter (creamy or crunchy) (I use 1/2 c. pb & 1/2 applesauce to lower the fat)
• 1 1/3 cup packed brown sugar (or sucanat)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup buttermilk (or water)
• 1 cup flour (all purpose or ww)
• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/2 cup wheat germ (or flaxseeds)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup raisins (or craisins, dried blueberries, etc.)

1. Beat together butter, pb, sugar & vanilla.  
2. Add eggs and buttermilk, beat until smooth.
3. Mix together dry ingredients and stir into the first mixture.
4. Stir in dried fruit.
5. Drop by ice cream scoopfuls on a greased cookie sheet an flatten slightly. (These do not spread during baking, if you don't flatten, you will have cookie balls!)
6. Bake at 350º for 18-20 minutes.

These make a nice moist cookie.  If you have any left to store, be careful of plastic bags as they will get too moist.