OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH BLUEBERRIES

Dried blueberries and crystalized ginger add a new twist to good ol’ oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.

Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES WITH BLUEBERRIES

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup packed golden brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup dried blueberries
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger

Directions

  1. Combine flour, ground ginger, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
  2. Using medium speed of an electric mixer, beat together brown sugar, oil and egg until blended. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.
  3. Gently stir in chocolate chips, oats, blueberries and crystallized ginger just until combined.
  4. Drop 1 tbsp measures of dough 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375ºF for 11 - 12 minutes or until edges of cookies are light golden.
  5. Let cookies stand for 1 minute on cookie sheets. Remove from cookie sheets and cool cookies on racks. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week. May be frozen.
Nutritional analysis per serving:

750 calories, 22.5 g fat, 51.5 g protein, 80.8 g carbohydrate, 9.8 g fibre, 1986 mg sodium