Blueberry & White Chocolate Chunk Ginger Cookies

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Blueberry & White Chocolate Chunk Ginger Cookies ( http://www.eatingwell.com)

Makes: About 2 dozen cookies

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup wheat germ
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 large egg
  • 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup oats, quick-cooking or old-fashioned (not instant)
  • 2 ounces white chocolate, chopped
  • 1/3 cup dried blueberries,
  • 1/4 cup crystallized ginger, chopped

PREPARATION

  1. Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 375°F.
  2. Whisk flour, wheat germ, baking soda, salt and ground ginger in a small bowl. Whisk egg, brown sugar, oil and vanilla in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients; stir to combine. Add oats, chocolate, blueberries and crystallized ginger; stir just to combine. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, 1 1/2 inches apart.
  3. Bake the cookies until puffed and barely golden around the edges, switching the pans back to front and top to bottom halfway through, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the pans for 2 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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