Adding Fiber One® protein cereal to these cookies gives them a punch of protein and pleasant crunch.
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1/2
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cup packed brown sugar
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1/2
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cup butter, softened
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1/2
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cup creamy peanut butter
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1
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teaspoon vanilla
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1
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egg
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3/4
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cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
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1/2
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teaspoon baking soda
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1/4
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teaspoon salt
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1/2
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teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 1/2
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cups Fiber One™ Protein Maple Brown Sugar cereal
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1/2
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cup sweetened dried cranberries
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1
Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter, peanut butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon until well blended. Stir in cereal and cranberries.
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2
On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by slightly less than 1/4 cupfuls 2 inches apart.
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3
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool completely on cookie sheet. Store tightly covered.
Expert Tips
Swap creamy no-stir almond butter for the peanut butter in these cookies!
These cookies can be frozen in a resealable freezer plastic bag. Simply thaw at room temperature 30 minutes before serving.
NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 200
- Calories from Fat
- 100
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
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- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 25%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 10%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 110mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
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- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 12g
- Protein
- 4g
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.