Whole-Wheat Flax, Fruit, And Spice Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Cream together oil and sugar until well-blended.
Add eggs; beat 2 minutes.
Beat in vanilla, orange juice,& orange rind.
Sift together flour, soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Beat flour mixture into orange-egg mixture.
Fold in Uncle Sam cereal and fruit; mix well.
Dough will be sticky.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased or parchment-lined cookie sheets.
(A heaping spoonful of dough will spread to approx a 3\" cookie).
Flatten slightly with moistened fork if desired.
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).
Cool briefly on cookie sheet then remove to cooling rack.
Store in airtight container.