Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Wheat Germ Gems

Category: Baked Goods

Ingredients and Directions

-FHMN87A 2 cup Flour

1 cup Toasted wheat germ

3/4 cup Shortening

1/2 cup Sugar

1 Egg

1 teaspoon Grated orange rind

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1/2 teaspoon Salt

Combine all ingredients in mixing bowl.Mix at low speed until well mixed. Chill dough. Roll into 1-inch balls. Roll in wheat germ. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 F. for 12 to 15 minutes. Each 2 cookie serving exchange of 1 bread and 1 fat. Calories per 2 cookie serving = 109, cho 12, pro 2, fat 6. Each 2 cookie serving has approxiametly 3/4 teaspoon of sugar equal to 13 calories of sugar. From ADA Family Cookbook.