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Breakfast Fruit and Nut Cookie

• ½ cup Brown Sugar
• ¼ cup light oil
• 3 Egg whites
• ¼ cup finely chopped dried figs
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ½ cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup Bran flakes
• 2 Tbsp ground flax seed
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp allspice
• ¼ cup slivered almonds

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F.
• 2. Combine sugar, oil and egg whites in large mixing bowl; add in dried fruits and vanilla.
• 3. Combine all dry ingredients minus almonds and add to egg mixture. Mix until just blended. Stir in almonds.
• 4. Drop by tablespoon full onto parchment paper covered baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until almost set. Remove and cool in pans before transfering to wire rack to cool completely.

• Nutrition information: (per cookie. Calories: 15g, Calories from Fat : 156, Protein : 2g, Carbs: 22g, Dietary Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 12g, Fat: 6g, Sodium: 26g