Whole-Wheat Flax, Fruit, And Spice Cookies

• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs (or 1 egg and 2 egg whites)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups uncle sam cereal
• 1 -2 cup currants or 1 -2 cup raisins

1. Cream together oil and sugar until well-blended.
2. Add eggs; beat 2 minutes.
3. Beat in vanilla, orange juice,& orange rind.
4. Sift together flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon.
5. Beat flour mixture into orange-egg mixture.
6. Fold in Uncle Sam cereal and fruit; mix well.
7. Dough will be sticky.
8. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased or parchment-lined cookie sheets.
9. (A heaping spoonful of dough will spread to approx a 3" cookie).
10. Flatten slightly with moistened fork if desired.
11. Bake at 400F for 8-10 minutes (in my oven it works better to do 7-8 min at 375; adjust depending upon how your oven cooks).
12. Cool briefly on cookie sheet then remove to cooling rack.
13. Store in airtight container.

canola oil, sugar, eggs, vanilla, orange juice, orange rind, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, uncle sam cereal, currants

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/whole-wheat-flax-fruit-and-spice-cookies-93981 (may not work)