Soft Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter flavored shortening
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon apple pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ pound mini candy-coated chocolates

Nutrition Info

210.7 calories
carbohydrate: 30.6 g
cholesterol: 12.2 mg
fat: 9.2 g
fiber: 2 g
protein: 2.8 g
saturatedFat: 3.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 139.6 mg
sugar: 19.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. In large bowl, combine first 10 ingredients and blend well. Stir in whole wheat flour.

  3. Shape into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Flatten each cookie slightly with a fork.

  4. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over each cookie. Decorate with M and M's.

  5. Bake in pre-heated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

I make these cookies for Thanksgiving and Christmas as presents. Decorating them in the colors of the season makes for a nice present. If I just would stop nibbling on them, my presents would be larger:) Cookies are not real sweet, but are soft and moist and perfect for tea.

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