Wheels Of Steel Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 cup non-fat powdered milk
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6 tablespoons liquid milk
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups raisins
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped dates
1 -2 1 -2 cup oat bran or 1 -2 cup carob chips (total combined amount etc) (optional)
1/2 - 1 cup sesame seeds (optional)

Preparation

Cream together butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
Combine flour, wheat germ, dry milk, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; stir together lightly.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture; stir.
Add together liquid milk, oats, raisins, sunflower seeds, coconut, and chopped dates; mix well.
If desired, combine optional ingredients equal to 1-2 cups and add to oat& seed mixture; mix well.
Depending upon what you add, you may want to increase the liquid a bit to make sure everything holds together.
Add oat& seed mixture to flour/creamed mixture combo; mix well.
Roll dough into 1-2\" balls; yield will vary by size of cookies.
Press rolled dough into a pattie shape and press into sesame seeds, if desired.
Bake on greased cookie sheet for approx 12 min at 375F.
Watch closely to avoid scorching, especially if rolled in seeds.
Store in airtight container.